The United States has conducted approximately 550 drone strikes in Libya since 2011, more than in Somalia, Yemen, or Pakistan, according to interviews and an analysis of open-source data by The Intercept. The Intercept’s reporting indicates that Libya has been… Read More ›
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State Election Officials Didn’t Know About Russian Hacking Threat Until They Read It in the News, Emails Show
Voters across the country were shocked to learn last year, through the disclosure of a top-secret NSA document, details of an intricate plot by Russian military hackers to infiltrate American electoral systems. New emails obtained by The Intercept through public records requests illustrate the… Read More ›
Federal “Countering Violent Extremism” Grants Focus on Minority Communities — Including in Schools
The United States government offers millions of dollars in grants for local and state government agencies with the stated purpose of rooting out potential terrorists, but the people receiving those grants have particular targets in mind: minorities. These minority communities, particularly Muslims, are the focus… Read More ›
Camp America Comes Home: Debi Cornwall’s Photos Capture the Eerie Aftermath of Guantanamo
By the time Debi Cornwall landed in Algeria in May 2015, in search of a former Guantánamo Bay detainee, the first phase of her photography project on the prison camp was complete. She had visited the U.S. base in Cuba… Read More ›
She Was Kidnapped by Guerrillas and Forced to Work. That Qualifies as Material Support for Terrorism, According to Immigration Ruling
The highest U.S. immigration administration authority ruled this week that cooking and cleaning for terrorists, even when done under threat of death, qualifies as providing material support and justification for deporting someone. The immigration court’s catch-all interpretation of material support aligns… Read More ›
Donald Trump’s Surveillance of New York Times Reporter Is a True Declaration of War Against the Press
Donald Trump’s real war on the press has finally begun. Ever since he began his campaign for president, Trump has engaged in a largely rhetorical battle against the press, casting the reporters who cover him as the enemy of the… Read More ›
Reality Winner Has Been in Jail for a Year. Her Prosecution Is Unfair and Unprecedented.
This is a tale of two defendants and two systems of justice. Christmas was coming, and Paul Manafort wanted to spend the holiday with his extended family in the Hamptons, where he owns a four-acre estate that has 10 bedrooms,… Read More ›
Whatever You Think of the Trump-Russia Investigation, Whistleblower Reality Winner Deserves Your Support
By this weekend, Reality Winner, the former NSA contractor accused of releasing national security information to the media, will have been in jail for more than a full year without being convicted of a crime. Her trial, originally scheduled for October… Read More ›
Here’s the Email Russian Hackers Used to Try to Break Into State Voting Systems
Just days before the 2016 presidential election, hackers identified by the National Security Agency as working for Russia attempted to breach American voting systems. Among their specific targets were the computers of state voting officials, which they had hoped to compromise with… Read More ›
The FBI’s Use of Informants Is Full of Problems, but What Happened in “Spygate” Isn’t One of Them
The #Spygate conspiracy theory started, as so many things do these days, with a tweet from President Donald Trump: “Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign. This has never been done before and by any means necessary,… Read More ›