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Kandahar Massacre 2012: The Afghan 17 Killings and Cover-Up
On March 11, 2012, seventeen Afghan civilians — among them at least nine children and four women — were gunned down in their homes in Kandahar Province. The incident would become one of the most controversial episodes of the entire Afghan war, raising urgent questions...
How the Word Terrorism Became a Political Weapon
In U.S. political and media discourse, Terrorism means little more than: that which America’s Enemies du Jour (generally Muslim Enemies) do to it, but not what America and its allies do to anyone.
How the Pentagon Outsourced the Drug War to Private Military Contractors
The Pentagon's Shift Toward Private Drug War Contractors In early 2012, reports emerged detailing the U.S. Department of Defense's growing reliance on private military contractors to carry out counter-narcotics operations in Latin America and other drug-producing...
Arab League Observers Documented CIA MI6 Mossad Role in Syria Violence
Arab League Observer Mission Documented Armed Groups Targeting Civilians and Police A closer examination of the Arab League observer mission report from Syria — covering the period from December 24, 2011 through January 18, 2012 — revealed a significantly more...
Government Secrecy and the Hidden Architecture of Unaccountable Power
The Culture of Secrecy in American Government Government secrecy has long served as a mechanism to shield not only legitimate national security operations but also institutional misconduct, financial crimes, and policy failures from public scrutiny. The boundary...
CIA Fast and Furious Operation Armed Mexican Drug Cartels
A wave of investigative reporting in 2011 revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency was deeply entangled in the U.S. federal government's notorious "Operation Fast and Furious" gun-walking program, while multiple agencies simultaneously facilitated narcotics...