Report: More Than 50 Countries Involved in CIA Torture Program
Open Society Justice Initiative's report details alleged CIA human rights abuses since 9/11
War on Terror
NBC Gets Memo Revealing Administration's Secret Rules for Drone Strikes
16-page confidential memo essentially says U.S. doesn't have proof of imminent threat to kill
The Ominous U.S Presence In Northwest Africa
The Obama administration sets its sights on deeper involvement in Mali.
Ed Krayewski Starting Off Conversation About Mali on The Young Turks' "The Point"
Intervention can breed the cause for even more
Preserving Justice By Saying No
How principled men and women in the military justice system resisted encroachments on civil liberties.
Temporary Debt Limit Extension Passed, is Osama Bin Laden Winning?
Said back in 2004 he intended to force America into bankruptcy
Judge Orders End of External Censorship of Gitmo Trial
Was not even in control of information being transmitted from courtroom
Psychologist: FBI Manipulated Teen Into Terror Plot
On trial for alleged efforts to detonate bomb in Portland, Ore.
Mali: Here We Go Again
Obama's inauguration speech drops hints at further overseas involvement.
Pentagon Not Sure How Long Undetonated IEDs Last
Don't know when they'll degrade or how long they remain a threat
Will Obama Shun 'Perpetual War'?
Peace is not really peace-it's just a term we use for that brief interval between invasions.
Calm Returning to Retaken Malian Towns
Residents say militants have fled or are hiding as civilians
Terrorists Want to Exchange U.S. Hostages at Algerian Oil Field for Prisoners
Al Qaeda linked group wants terrorist fighters released from Americans prisons
Islamist Raid on Gas Facility in Algeria Spillover from Regional Instability?
Long-time jihadist kingpin could be behind attack
Judge: Gov't Must Prove Manning Knew Al Qaeda Would See Leaked Docs
Did he know where cables and reports given to WikiLeaks would end up?
Afghans Want US Police Trainers Out
Surprise to administration, who didn't think they'd be part of troop withdrawal
FBI's Role in Terror Defendant's Actions Raised at Trial
Did he really want to set off car bomb in 2010 or did agents push him into it?
US Playing Tough with Karzai over Afghan Future
Possibility of pulling out all troops may be negotiating tactic
US Has Already Launched Six Drone Strikes in Pakistan in 2013
Estimated death toll this year already at 35
US Doesn't Rule Out Possibly Pulling All Troops from Afghanistan
As in, having no residual forces left behind
Retired Gen. McChrystal Warns Against Overuse of Drones
They do not win over the hearts and minds of anybody
Ethiopia Arrests 15 Alleged Al-Qaeda Operatives
Militants were trained by Al-Shabab in Somalia according to Ethiopian authorities
Senior Taliban Leader Reportedly Killed in Drone Strike in Pakistan
Local security personnel and Taliban leadership apparently confirm
4 Things You Need to Know About Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry
Don't let his reputation as a peacenik fool you. John Kerry is no anti-interventionist.
Taliban Spokesman Outlines Ceasefire Plan With Pakistan
Government official describes the proposals as "preposterous"
Former CIA Operative Says Waterboarding Isn't Torture
Part of criticism of Zero Dark Thirty
NDAA Passes House, Senate By Wide Margins, Amicus Brief Filed by Descendants of Interned Japanese-Americans on 68th Anniversary of Korematsu Decision
Despite efforts to amend it, a provision allowing indefinite detention remains.
