The InterceptAfghanistan The U.S. Could Have Left Afghanistan Years Ago, Sparing Many Lives verified_publisherThe Intercept - Murtaza Hussain President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw most U.S. troops from Afghanistan marks a significant reduction in America’s participation in the war. But …
The InterceptIsrael Defense Forces Israel May Have Destroyed Iranian Centrifuges Simply by Cutting Power verified_publisherThe Intercept - Kim Zetter The explosion and blackout at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran over the weekend raised the specter of past sabotage — including the Stuxnet …
The InterceptNational Security The Journalist and the Whistleblower verified_publisherThe Intercept - James Risen When I became a reporter, I was surprised to discover a trait that I had never before recognized in myself. People liked to talk to me. They liked to …
The InterceptU.S. Politics Months After Biden Promised to End Support for Yemen War, Congress Still Has No Details verified_publisherThe Intercept - Alex Emmons More than two months after President Joe Biden announced that he would end “all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, …
The InterceptWar Will the Biden Administration Shine Light on Shadowy Special Ops Programs? verified_publisherThe Intercept - Nick Turse Members of the U.S. special operations forces deployed to 154 countries, or roughly 80 percent of the world’s nations, last year, but information …
The InterceptRacism in the U.S. White Supremacists, Conspiracy Theorists Are Targeting Cell Towers, Police Warn verified_publisherThe Intercept - Ken Klippenstein As the Biden administration turns its attention to an infrastructure system beset with problems, a strange new issue has emerged: conspiracy …
The Intercept CIA Headquarters Got Vaccinated in Early January, Rankling Intelligence Officers Abroad verified_publisherThe Intercept - Ken Klippenstein In early January, as much of the country awaited the Covid-19 vaccine, personnel at the CIA’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, had already begun …
The Intercept Biden’s War Policy Offers Chance for Change — or More of the Same verified_publisherThe Intercept - Alex EmmonsNick Turse Less than two months after taking office, most of President Joe Biden’s national security policy is under review. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is …
The Intercept Erik Prince and the Failed Plot to Arm a CIA Asset-Turned-Warlord in Libya verified_publisherThe Intercept - Matthew Cole In 2019, Erik Prince, the founder of the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater and a prominent Donald Trump supporter, aided a plot to move U.S.-made …
The Intercept Democrats Pressure Biden on U.S. Backing for Saudi War in Yemen verified_publisherThe Intercept - Alex Emmons Weeks after President Joe Biden announced he would end U.S. support for “offensive” military operations in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab …
The Intercept Thirsty, Cold, and Scooping Feces With Their Hands: Crisis in Reality Winner’s Texas Prison verified_publisherThe Intercept - Taylor Barnes As millions of people across Texas suffered from power and water outages during extreme cold from a winter storm this week, women at the federal …
The Intercept The Biden Administration’s Continued Push for Julian Assange’s Extradition Is Bad News for Journalism verified_publisherThe Intercept - James Risen During the course of his career as the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has managed to anger both of America’s major political parties. When …
The Intercept How Iran Tried to Recruit Spies Against the U.S. in Iraq verified_publisherThe Intercept - James Risen The Iraqi had a lot to prove to his Iranian spy handler. For years, the Iraqi had secretly spied for Iran, providing valuable intelligence about …
The Intercept In Dramatic Policy Shift, Biden Withdraws U.S. Support for Saudi “Offensive Operations” in Yemen verified_publisherThe Intercept - Alex Emmons In his first major foreign policy address, President Biden announced on Thursday that he would end American support for Saudi and United Arab …
The Intercept Terrorism-Related Convictions Overturned for U.K. Activists Who Blocked Deportations verified_publisherThe Intercept - Rebecca Nathanson Amid a strict Covid-19 lockdown across the U.K., most of the activists who make up the Stansted 15 were in their respective homes, sipping tea and …
The Intercept Capitol Attack Was Culmination of Generations of Far-Right Extremism verified_publisherThe Intercept - Ryan Devereaux The flag over the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hung at half-staff Sunday. Set atop a hill overlooking the Susquehanna River, the entrance was …
The Intercept By Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea verified_publisherThe Intercept - Jon Schwarz Just before noon Wednesday, when President Joe Biden took the oath of office, the nuclear codes in the briefcase carried by a military aide to Donald …
The Intercept What’s Next for the Militias? verified_publisherThe Intercept - Mike Giglio I met Gordon Baird at a militia training this fall. We spoke briefly about a charity cookout he said his group had held and his suspicion that Joe …
The InterceptTerrorism Schumer’s Insurrectionist No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare verified_publisherThe Intercept - Murtaza Hussain On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for the FBI, Transportation Security Administration, and Department of Homeland …
The InterceptBoogaloo Movement On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration Day verified_publisherThe Intercept - Ryan DevereauxSam Biddle In the wake of last week’s deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol Building, a publicly accessible chat group devoted to sparking a civil war is telling its …
The InterceptU.S. Politics Capitol Mob May Say Trump Made Them Do It. But That Hasn’t Always Worked as a Defense. verified_publisherThe Intercept - Trevor Aaronson Carrying Confederate flags and white supremacist symbols, an unruly mob of mostly white men invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Broadcast by …
The InterceptAfghanistan Sticking Point in Afghan Peace Talks: Two Forever Prisoners at Guantánamo verified_publisherThe Intercept - Murtaza Hussain After close to two decades of fighting, the U.S. war in Afghanistan might be close to an end. Against long odds, the Afghan Taliban seems not only to …
The InterceptU.S. Politics A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What? verified_publisherThe Intercept - Mike Giglio I spent the last year talking with people from militant groups on the American right and always driving toward the same question: And then what? …
The InterceptDomestic Terrorism Capitol Hill Assault Revives Calls for Domestic Terrorism Law, but Civil Liberties Groups Are Wary verified_publisherThe Intercept - Alex Emmons Since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, evidence has piled up showing that many had violent intentions. Photos of …
The InterceptU.S. News Trump May Face Prosecution — but Not for His War Crimes verified_publisherThe Intercept - Jeremy Scahill Donald Trump’s instantly infamous Georgia phone call has rightly spurred calls for action against the soon-to-be former president. And with good …
The InterceptU.S. Politics Reality Winner Endures Holiday Hardships as Advocates Turn to Biden for Reprieve verified_publisherThe Intercept - Taylor Barnes In the days before Christmas, National Security Agency whistleblower Reality Winner’s family got together to decorate their homes and celebrate the …
The InterceptFBI FBI Counterterrorism Informant Spent a Decade Committing Fraud verified_publisherThe Intercept - Trevor Aaronson Mohammed Agbareia was living the Florida dream. His three-bedroom, 2,126-square-foot home, with a palm tree-lined pool and hot tub in the backyard, …
The InterceptU.S. Armed Forces I Sued Blackwater for the Massacre of Iraqi Civilians. Trump Just Pardoned Those Convicted Killers. verified_publisherThe Intercept - Paul Dickinson Ali Kinani was 9 years old when he was shot in the head by Blackwater guards on September 16, 2007 in a traffic circle in Baghdad, Iraq. He was in …
The InterceptU.S. Politics Trump to CIA: Say Goodbye to Your War on Terror verified_publisherThe Intercept - Matthew Cole Years from now, we will forgive historians who, when documenting the Donald Trump presidency — its cold indifference to hundreds of thousands of …
