CIA “Ghost Money” to Afghan Regime Yields Phantom Returns
The CIA has been sending bags of cash to the office of Afghan president Hamid Karzai every month for over 10 years, fueling...
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GOP Senators Note Claims of Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapon, Urge Action
Republican senators continue to call on President Obama to take action against the regime...
Senate Subcommittee Hears Harrowing Story of Drone War in Yemen
At a Senate subcommittee hearing, a young Yemeni man testified of the devastating psychological...
U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebel Forces, Again
After assertions from the Syrian rebels' key supporters that they will increase and expand...
CFR Applauds European Union’s “Real Subversion of Sovereignty”
As Secretary of State John Kerry other Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) members lead...
Former U.S. Officials Urge Obama to Rethink Iran Policy
A panel of former U.S. government officials and outside experts has concluded that economic...
U.S. Sending Troops to Jordan, May Intervene in Syria
The United States is preparing for a possible military intervention in the civil war...
New Report Calls Evidence of U.S. Torture “Indisputable”
A two-year long non-partisan study has concluded it is "indisputable" that the United States...
Kerry Says Nuclear North Korea “Will Not Be Accepted”
During a visit to South Korea on April 12, Secretary of State John Kerry...
U.S. Funding Unsustainable Projects — and Its Own Enemies — in Afghanistan
According to the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, U.S. aid to Afghanistan is...
Obama Paves Way to Arm Muslim Brotherhood-linked Regime in Somalia
President Obama decided this week that the Muslim Brotherhood-linked regime ruling parts of Somalia...
Drone War Quid Pro Quo Killing More Than Just Suspected Terrorists
According to classified documents obtained by McClatchy newspapers, the United States is knowingly killing...
Defying Congress, Obama Sends U.S. Taxes to Russian State Arms Firm
Despite a bipartisan federal law prohibiting financial contracts with the Russian government-owned arms giant...
WikiLeaks’ “Kissinger Cables” Drop and How TNA Scooped Mainstream Media
WikiLeaks released 1.7 million new U.S. diplomatic cables from during the Henry Kissinger era...
Gen. Allen Says U.S. Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
Speaking at an event held at the Brookings Institution’s Falk Auditorium in Washington, D.C.,...
The NBA’s KGB Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov: Next President of Russia?
Mikhail Prokorov, the Russian billionaire playboy and owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, is...
U.S. Involvement in Syrian War Becoming More Apparent
America's involvement in covert warfare in Syria is becoming more apparent as the Associated...
As Desperate Detainees Hunger Strike, Pentagon Seeks $150M Gitmo Upgrade
The Defense Department is seeking a $150-million upgrade to the U.S. prison camp at...
Obama’s Trip to the Middle East
During President Obama's visit to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan this week, he...
Glenn Greenwald Nails David Frum’s Iraq War Explanations
Glenn Greenwald, the scourge of progressives and neocons alike, has nailed George W. Bush...
