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1947-2021, FAS: Presidential Directives
1940-2021, FAS: Selected Executive Orders on National Security
2013-2020, IC Off the Record: Public Access to Unauthorized Leaks
24 December 2020, Democracy Now: Western Sahara: A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Occupation
18 December 2020, Democracy Now: Democracy Now: CIA-Backed Afghan Death Squads Massacred Children Inside Religious Schools in Campaign of Terror
10 December 2020, WP: Trump administration to impose long-awaited sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile defense system
27 November 2020, WP: Crackdowns by U.S. allies could test Biden's pledge to promote human rights
16 November 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel (PDF)
30 July 2020, Democracy Now: Chomsky on Israel's Hindering of Palestinian Pandemic Response & Threat to Annex Occupied West Bank
24 July 2020, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on Trump's Troop Surge to Democratic Cities & Whether He'll Leave Office if He Loses
9 July 2020, NYT: The Killing of Qassim Suleimani Was Unlawful, Says U.N. Expert
9 July 2020, NYT: U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Qassim Suleimani, Commander of Iranian Forces
29 June 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Israel's Possible Annexation of West Bank Areas: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
19 June 2020, NYT: As Annexation Looms, Israeli Experts Warn of Security Risks
9 June 2020, Majority Report: Vincent Bevins (The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Campaign that Shaped Our World) (MP3)
8 June 2020, Intercept: The NYT Admits Key Falsehoods That Drove Last Year's Coup in Bolivia: Falsehoods Peddled by the U.S., its Media, and the NYT
5 June 2020, Electrospaces: Bulk interception by Germany's BND and what the Constitutional Court said about it
30 May 2020, WP: Clashing assessments of links between Taliban and Islamic State point to problems for Afghanistan's peace process
30 May 2020, NYT: Annexing the West Bank Is a Brazen Violation of International Law
29 May 2020, NYT: The 'Liberal World Order' Was Built With Blood
25 May 2020, AP: Israeli leader vows to push ahead with annexing West Bank
21 May 2020, Intercept: System Update: The CIA's Murderous Practices, Disinformation Campaigns, and Interference in Other Countries Still Shape the World Order and U.S. Politics
19 May 2020, NYT: Abbas Says Security Cooperation Will End, Raising Stakes for Israeli Annexation
18 May 2020, NYT: State Dept. Investigator Fired by Trump Had Examined Weapons Sales to Saudis and Emiratis
16 May 2020, NYT: Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen
12 May 2020, Yahoo News: In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers
8 May 2020, US District Court, Southern District NY: In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2011 (Declaration of Jill Sanborn, Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation) (PDF)
31 March 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF)
26 March 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (PDF)
26 March 2020, WP: U.S. indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narcoterrorism charges, offers $15 million reward for his capture
30 April 2020, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Quarterly Report to the United States Congress (PDF)
29 February 2020, DOS: Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of America (PDF)
29 February 2020, WP: U.S. signs peace deal with Taliban agreeing to full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
17 February 2020, WP: Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses in South America
14 February 2020, WH: Notice on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations: United States Military Action Against Qassem Soleimani (PDF)
14 February 2020, NYT: White House Memo Justifying Suleimani Strike Cites No Imminent Threat
11 February 2020, National Security Archive: The CIA's 'Minerva' Secret
11 February 2020, Guardian: CIA controlled global encryption company for decades, says report
11 February 2020, WP: 'The intelligence coup of the century': For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries
27 January 2020, NYT: American Contractor Killed in Rocket Attack in Iraq
23 January 2020, NYT: The Saudi Connection: Inside the 9/11 Case That Divided the F.B.I.
17 January 2020, Independent: Patrick Cockburn: The US and Iran's perpetual almost-war is unsustainable -- and will end badly
13 January 2020, NYT: Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran's Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast
7 January 2020, NYT: Pressed for Details on Suleimani Strike, Trump Administration Gives Few
3 January 2020, NYT: Israel Lauds Suleimani Assassination, Though With Caution
30 December 2019, NYT: American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.
10 December 2019, Intercept: U.S. Sanctions Are Driving Iran to Tighten Its Grip on Iraq
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: Overwhelmed by opium
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: Unguarded nation
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: Consumed by corruption
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: Built to fail
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: Stranded without a strategy
9 December 2019, WP: The Afghanistan Papers: At war with the truth
9 December 2019, WP: AP: US airstrike kills extremist rebel in Somalia, say officials
7 December 2019, NYT: For Trump, Instinct After Florida Killings Is Simple: Protect Saudis
25 November 2019, NYT: U.S. Resumes Large-Scale Operations Against ISIS in Northern Syria
19 November 2019, WP: U.S., Australian hostages held by Taliban in Afghanistan are freed in exchange for Haqqani commanders
18 November 2019, Intercept: The Changing of the Overlords
18 November 2019, Intercept: Iran's Shadow War on ISIS
18 November 2019, Intercept: The Iran Cables
18 November 2019, NYT: Are West Bank Settlements Illegal? Who Decides?
18 November 2019, NYT: In Shift, U.S. Says Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law
18 November 2019, NYT: The Iran Cables: Secret Documents Show How Tehran Wields Power in Iraq
17 November 2019, WP: Afghanistan prisoner swap delayed, complicating efforts to restart talks with Taliban
16 November 2019, WP: Israel strikes Hamas sites after rockets fired in Gaza as cease-fire efforts at risk
5 November 2019, WP: Iran takes new step away from nuclear deal by activating sensitive enrichment facility
5 November 2019, WP: Israel Supreme Court allows expulsion of human rights activist
4 November 2019, NYT: Trump Serves Notice to Quit Paris Climate Agreement
31 October 2019, Intercept: A CIA-Backed Militia Targeted Clinics in Afghanistan, Killing Medical Workers and Civilians
October 2019, Human Rights Watch: "They've Shot Many Like This": Abusive Night Raids by CIA-Backed Afghan Strike Forces (PDF)
30 October 2019, WP: Casualties increase among Afghan security forces as war intensifies
30 October 2019, NYT: As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil
24 October 2019, NYT: Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by Early August, Undermining Trump Defense
22 October 2019, WP: Russia and Turkey reach deal to push Kurdish forces out of zone in northern Syria
22 October 2019, NYT: Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations
22 October 2019, NYT: Opening Statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor (PDF)
21 October 2019, NYT: As U.S. Leaves Allies in Syria, Kurdish Commander Struggles With Fallout
17 October 2019, UN: Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: Quarterly Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 1 January to 30 September 2019 (PDF)
17 October 2019, NYT: In Syria, Russia Is Pleased to Fill an American Void
14 October 2019, NYT: Trump Throws Middle East Policy Into Turmoil Over Syria
14 October 2019, NYT: Abandoned by U.S. in Syria, Kurds Find New Ally in American Foe
13 October 2019, WP: U.S.-allied Kurds strike deal to bring Assad's Syrian troops back into Kurdish areas
13 October 2019, NYT: Trump Orders Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Northern Syria
11 October 2019, NYT: Turkey Launches Offensive Against U.S.-Backed Syrian Militia
9 October 2019, WP: Turkey launches offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria
8 October 2019, WP: Republicans assail Trump's decision to pull troops from northern Syria as Turkey readies offensive
7 October 2019, NYT: President Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy
1 October 2019, Frontline: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
30 September 2019, NYT: Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry's Origins
30 September 2019, Democracy Now: Whistleblower Edward Snowden on Trump, Obama & How He Ended Up in Russia to Avoid U.S. Extradition
27 September 2019, NYT: White House Tried to 'Lock Down' Ukraine Call Records, Whistle-Blower Says
26 September 2019, WP: Whistleblower painstakingly gathered material and almost single-handedly set impeachment in motion
26 September 2019, WP: Whistleblower claimed that Trump abused his office and that White House officials tried to cover it up
25 September 2019, NYT: 'Do Us a Favor': Call Shows Trump's Interest in Using U.S. Power for His Gain
22 September 2019, Electrospaces: From 9-Eyes to 14-Eyes: the Afghanistan SIGINT Coalition (AFSC)
20 September 2019, NYT: Trump Pressed Ukraine's Leader on Inquiry Into Biden's Son
20 September 2019, NYT: Whistle-Blower Complaint Is Said to Involve Trump and Ukraine
20 September 2019, WSJ: Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden's Son
19 September 2019, Reuters: U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
19 September 2019, WP: Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter
18 September 2019, WP: Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say
17 September 2019, FAS: CRS: Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention (PDF)
17 September 2019, NYT: Trump Says Iran Appears Responsible for Saudi Attack but That He Wants to Avoid War
17 September 2019, NYT: To Find Clues in Saudi Oil Attacks, U.S. Examines Missile and Drone Parts
17 September 2019, NYT: C.I.A. Informant Extracted From Russia Had Sent Secrets to U.S. for Decades
16 September 2019, NYT: With Oil Under Attack, Trump's Deference to Saudis Returns
15 September 2019, NYT: Two Major Saudi Oil Installations Hit by Drone Strike, and U.S. Blames Iran
10 September 2019, NYT: Netanyahu, Facing Tough Israel Election, Pledges to Annex a Third of West Bank
3 September 2019, UN: Human Rights Council: Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014: Report of the detailed findings of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen (PDF)
3 September 2019, Guardian: UK, US and France may be complicit in Yemen war crimes -- UN report
3 September 2019, WP: U.N. report says U.S., Britain, France may be complicit in potential war crimes in Yemen
2 September 2019, WP: Red Cross confirms Saudi coalition bombed detention facility in Yemen, over 100 'presumed killed'
2 September 2019, NYT: Trump Administration Officials at Odds Over C.I.A.'s Role in Afghanistan
30 August 2019, Democracy Now: Rami Khouri: The U.S. Is Erasing "The Palestinian National Reality from Our World"
28 August 2019, NYT: U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say
28 August 2019, Democracy Now: Airstrikes in Lebanon, Syria & Iraq Mark Dangerous Escalation in Decades-Long Israeli Aggression
26 August 2019, WSJ: Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria
24 August 2019, WSJ: Israel Hit Iraq Weapons Depot
21 August 2019, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown Univ.: Costs of War: The CIA's "Army": A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan (PDF)
21 August 2019, Intercept: Taliban Peace Talks Must Not Ignore CIA-Funded Afghan Militias, Report Says
20 August 2019, Counterpunch: Kushner's Threat to Palestine: An Interview with Norman Finkelstein
19 August 2019, NYT: ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria
16 August 2019, WP: Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering China
16 August 2019, NYT: Trump Administration Approves F-16 Fighter Jet Sales to Taiwan
16 August 2019, NYT: Debate Flares Over Afghanistan as Trump Considers Troop Withdrawal
16 August 2019, WSJ: Some Israelis Worry U.S. Bipartisan Political Support Is Eroding
15 August 2019, Guardian: UK receives report documenting Saudi cover-up of unlawful Yemen airstrikes
15 August 2019, NYT: The U.S. Has Joined Secret Talks With Israel and the U.A.E. The Topic? Iran.
15 August 2019, WSJ: U.S. Arranges Secret Talks Between Israel, U.A.E. Over Iran
12 August 2019, WP: Letter to Sen. Burr, Rep. Schiff re. "urgent concern," 50 USC §3033(k)(5)(A) (whistleblower complaint) (PDF)
9 August 2019, UN: Human Rights Council: Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014: Report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts as submitted to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF)
8 August 2019, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1977-1980: Volume XIX: South Asia (PDF)
8 August 2019, Democracy Now: Behind the Lines: Shane Bauer Travels to Syria to Uncover America's Role in the Syrian War
6 August 2019, DOD: OIG: Lead Inspector General: Operation Inherent Resolve: April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 (PDF)
27 July 2019, WP: Guatemala's migrant pact with the U.S. threatens to unleash a political crisis
25 July 2019, WH: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation with President Zelenksyy of Ukraine (PDF)
23 July 2019, NYT: Trump Says He Could Destroy Afghanistan. Some Afghans Call It 'Madness.'
18 July 2019, Truthout: Noam Chomsky: Trump Is Trying to Exploit Tension With Iran for 2020
17 July 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2019 (PDF)
9 July 2019, NYT: It's War on Afghan Civilians, Even as Both Sides Talk Peace
22 June 2019, NYT: U.S. Carried Out Cyberattacks on Iran
21 June 2019, Yahoo News: Pentagon secretly struck back against Iranian cyberspies targeting U.S. ships
20 June 2019, Guardian: UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court of appeal declares
12 June 2019, NYT: State Department Defends Saudi Arms Sales Before Hostile House Panel
7 June 2019, NYT: Trump Allows High-Tech U.S. Bomb Parts to Be Built in Saudi Arabia
31 May 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1977-1980: Volume IX: Arab-Israeli Dispute, August 1978-December 1980 (2nd rev. ed.) (PDF)
May 2019, UN Development Programme: Assessing the Impact of War on Development in Yemen (PDF)
24 May 2019, NYT: Trump Circumvents Congress to Sell Weapons to Middle East Allies
23 May 2019, NYT: Trump Officials Prepare to Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to Gulf Nations
22 May 2019, NYT: Saudi Warplanes, Most Made in America, Still Bomb Civilians in Yemen
20 May 2019, YouTube: RussiaToday UK: Renegade Inc.: Labouring Under Antisemitism (Interview with Norman Finkelstein)
19 May 2019, 60 Minutes: How the Danske Bank money-laundering scheme involving $230 billion unraveled
14 May 2019, NYT: Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump's New Claims of Threats From Iran
13 May 2019, NYT: White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
10 May 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2017 (PDF)
10 May 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Iran's Nuclear Program: Status (PDF)
5 May 2019, Mwatana for Human Rights: Day of Judgment: The Role of the US and Europe in Civilian Death, Destruction, and Trauma in Yemen (PDF)
19 April 2019, NYT: Trump Endorses an Aspiring Libyan Strongman, Reversing Policy
18 April 2019, NYT: Mueller Reveals Trump's Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report
18 April 2019, Democracy Now: Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, Democrats Handed Trump a "Huge Gift" & Possibly the 2020 Election
16 April 2019, Jewish Voice for Peace, Portland State Univ.: Norman Finkelstein: Do the Guards of Gaza Have a Right to Self Defense?
16 April 2019, NYT: Trump Vetoes Measure to Force End to U.S. Involvement in Yemen War
12 April 2019, Democracy Now: Chomsky: Trump Radically Interfered with Israel's Election to Help Re-elect Netanyahu
12 April 2019, Democracy Now: Chomsky: Arrest of Assange Is "Scandalous" and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S.
12 April 2019, Democracy Now: Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change & the Undermining of Democracy Threaten Future of Planet
12 April 2019, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky: We Must Confront the "Ultranationalist, Reactionary" Movements Growing Across Globe
March 2019, DOJ: Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III: Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election (Mueller Report) (PDF)
25 March 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (PDF)
24 March 2019, 60 Minutes: CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia
21 March 2019, NYT: In Golan Heights, Trump Bolsters Israel's Netanyahu but Risks Roiling Middle East
18 March 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (PDF)
6 March 2019, UN: Human Rights Council: Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (PDF)
4 March 2019, Democracy Now: It Is Time to Indict Israel: Norman Finkelstein on Growing Push for ICC to File War Crimes Charges
4 March 2019, Democracy Now: U.N. Finds Israel Intentionally Shot Children, Journalists & the Disabled During Gaza Protests
2 March 2019, Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Interview with Noam Chomsky (MP3)
22 January 2019, Frontline: Targeting Yemen
January 2019, Strategic Studies Institute; US Army War College: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War: Vol. 2: Surge and Withdrawal: Executive Summary (PDF)
January 2019, Strategic Studies Institute; US Army War College: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War: Vol. 2: Surge and Withdrawal, 2007-2011 (PDF)
January 2019, Strategic Studies Institute; US Army War College: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War: Vol. 1: Invasion, Insurgency, Civil War: Executive Summary (PDF)
January 2019, Strategic Studies Institute; US Army War College: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War: Vol. 1: Invasion, Insurgency, Civil War, 2003-2006 (PDF)
January 2019, Oxfam International: Public Good or Private Wealth? (PDF)
1993-2018, ACLU: The NSA Archive
December 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1977-1980: Volume XII: Afghanistan (PDF)
December 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1917-1972: Volume VII: Public Diplomacy, 1964-1968 (PDF)
28 December 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2018 (PDF)
December 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1977-1980: Volume XXIV: South America; Latin America Region (PDF)
27 November 2018, Majority Report: Alyshia Galvez (Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico) (MP3)
November 2018, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown Univ.: Costs of War: Human Cost of the Post-9/11 Wars: Lethality and the Need for Transparency (PDF)
20 November 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations (PDF)
16 November 2018, WP: CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's assassination
16 November 2018, NYT: C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed
5 November 2018, DOD: OIG: Lead Inspector General: Operation Inherent Resolve and Other Overseas Contingency Operations: July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 (PDF)
5 November 2018, Democracy Now: A March to Disaster: Noam Chomsky Condemns Trump for Pulling Out of Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty
5 November 2018, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on Midterms: Republican Party Is the "Most Dangerous Organization in Human History"
2 November 2018, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack: Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump's Rhetoric
2 November 2018, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S.
1 November 2018, Democracy Now: Allan Nairn: The U.S. Is Facing Incipient Domestic Fascism, But Rightist Revolution Can Be Stopped
October 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1952-1954: Iran, 1951-1954, 2nd Ed. (PDF)
29 October 2018, Democracy Now: Glenn Greenwald on Election of Bolsonaro: Democratic Values & Human Rights Are At Risk in Brazil
29 October 2018, Democracy Now: Glenn Greenwald on Bolsonaro: Brazil Has Elected "Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World"
25 October 2018, PBS NewsHour: How the Khashoggi murder could affect the intertwined US-Saudi economies
23 October 2018, Democracy Now: The U.S. Helped Destabilize Honduras. Now Honduran Migrants Are Fleeing Political & Economic Crisis
22 October 2018, Democracy Now: "Reminiscent of South Africs's Grand Apartheid": Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Israel at U.N.
22 October 2018, Democracy Now: "Counterproductive and Dangerous": Nuclear Arms Race Feared as U.S. Quits Key Treaty with Russia
19 October 2018, Democracy Now: B'Tselem's Hagai El-Ad Calls for Global Action Against Israel Amid Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza
19 October 2018, Democracy Now: Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem for Criticizing Israeli Occupation at U.N.
17 October 2018, Democracy Now: The UAE Hired Former U.S. Soldiers to Kill Leaders in Yemen. Is This the Future of War?
17 October 2018, Democracy Now: Investigation: As U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Raged, UAE Hired U.S. Mercenaries to Kill Yemeni Leaders
15 October 2018, Democracy Now: "Assassination of a Saint": Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero Is Canonized as Murder Remains Unsolved
15 October 2018, Democracy Now: Vatican Canonizes Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, Who Was Killed by a U.S.-Backed Death Squad
14 October 2018, Yahoo News: AP: Pope makes El Salvador's Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI saints
12 October 2018, NYT: Museums Forced to Reassess Saudi Ties Amid Uproar Over Journalist's Fate
11 October 2018, Democracy Now: Rep. Ro Khanna Condemns Saudi Barbarity from Disappearance of Saudi Journalist to War in Yemen
9 October 2018, WP: Please, President Trump, shed light on my fiancee's disappearance
9 October 2018, NYT: Turkish Officials Say Khashoggi Was Killed on Order of Saudi Leadership
9 October 2018, Democracy Now: Beatrice Fihn of the Nobel-Winning ICAN: We Need to Dismantle & Disarm the World's Nuclear Arms
9 October 2018, Democracy Now: 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate: Amid Talks with North Korea, It's Time for U.S. to Abandon Nukes, Too
8 October 2018, PBS NewsHour: Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi has disappeared. Will the U.S. take a stand?
8 October 2018, Democracy Now: Alleged Saudi Murder of Washington Post Columnist Prompts Calls to Halt U.S. Relations with Regime
4 October 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (PDF)
2 October 2018, Frontline: Trump's Showdown
September 2018, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1917-1972: Volume VIII: Public Diplomacy, 1969-1972 (PDF)
26 September 2018, Intercepted: American Dissident: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire (MP3)
25 September 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: The Islamic State and U.S. Policy (PDF)
14 September 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics (PDF)
9 September 2018, PBS NewsHour Weekend: Political instability facilitates resurgence of Islamic State in Iraq
17 August 2018, UN: Human Rights Council: Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights containing the findings of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts and a summary of technical assistance provided by the Office of the High Commissioner to the National Commission of Inquiry (PDF)
20 July 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Iran Nuclear Agreement and U.S. Exit (PDF)
3 July 2018, PBS NewsHour: American-made bombs in Yemen are killing civilians, destroying infrastructure and fueling anger at the U.S.
1 July 2018, Internet Archive: United Shades of America: Native Hawaii
5 June 2018, Amnesty International: "War of Annihilation": Devastating toll on civilians, Raqqa -- Syria (PDF)
19 May 2018, PBS NewsHour Weekend: How food became a weapon of war in Yemen
18 May 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians (PDF)
16 May 2018, Intercepted: Norman Finkelstein (Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom) (MP3)
16 May 2018, Democracy Now: Norman Finkelstein: Palestinians Have the Right to Break Free of the "Unlivable" Cage That Is Gaza
16 May 2018, Democracy Now: Norman Finkelstein: Outrage over Israeli Massacre Shows Power of Nonviolent Palestinian Resistance
15 May 2018, Democracy Now: Palestinians Mark 70th Anniversary of Nakba After Israel Kills 61 & Wounds 2,700 Protesters in Gaza
19 April 2018, NYT: Trump Administration Seeks to Expand Sales of Armed Drones
10 April 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel (PDF)
27 February 2018, Frontline: Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia: Part Two
20 February 2018, Frontline: Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia: Part One
19 January 2018, Democracy Now: Norman Finkelstein: The "Big Lie" About Gaza is That the Palestinians Have Been the Aggressors
10 January 2018, Democracy Now: "Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom": Norman Finkelstein on the Many Lies Perpetuated About Gaza
10 January 2018, Democracy Now: Norman Finkelstein Slams Chuck Schumer for Pushing Trump to Declare Jerusalem Israel's Capital
10 January 2018, Democracy Now: Finkelstein: Despite Racist Policies & Corruption Scandals, Netanyahu Holds on to Power in Israel
10 January 2018, Democracy Now: As ICC Considers Probing Israel for War Crimes, U.S. Moves to Defund U.N. Palestine Refugee Agency
3 January 2018, Intercepted: All The News Unfit to Print: James Risen on His Battles with Bush, Obama, and the New York Times (MP3)
December 2017, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1917-1972: Volume VI: Public Diplomacy, 1961-1963 (PDF)
December 2017, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1969-1976: Volume XLII: Vietnam: The Kissinger-Le Duc Tho Negotiations, August 1969 - December 1973 (PDF)
20 December 2017, PBS NewsHour: Thousands more civilians were killed in Mosul battle than official tally, AP finds
13 December 2017, Intercepted: Daniel Ellsberg (The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner) (MP3)
13 December 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (PDF)
December 2017, World Inequality Lab: World Inequality Report 2018 (PDF)
6 December 2017, NYT: Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move
19 November 2017, 60 Minutes: When food is used as a weapon
22 October 2017, NYT: A Newly Assertive C.I.A. Expands Its Taliban Hunt in Afghanistan
20 October 2017, Atlantic: What the United States Did in Indonesia
18 October 2017, Frontline: Inside Yemen
18 October 2017, Frontline: Mosul
18 October 2017, NYT: U.S. Stood By as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million People, Papers Show
18 October 2017, AP: Files reveal details of US support for Indonesian massacre
17 October 2017, National Security Archive: U.S. Embassy Tracked Indonesia Mass Murder 1965
11 October 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy (PDF)
10 October 2017, NYT: How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets
4 October 2017, Frontline: North Korea's Deadly Dictator
30 September 2017, WP: In Indonesia, the 'fake news' that fueled a Cold War massacre is still potent five decades later
15 September 2017, NYT: C.I.A. Wants Authority to Conduct Drone Strikes in Afghanistan for the First Time
3 September 2017, NYT: Motives of North Korea's Leader Baffle Americans and Allies
30 August 2017, NYT: U.S. Says It Has 11,000 Troops in Afghanistan, More Than Formerly Disclosed
21 August 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Russia: Background and U.S. Policy (PDF)
21 August 2017, NYT: Trump Outlines New Afghanistan War Strategy With Few Details
20 August 2017, NYT: Trump Settles on Afghan Strategy Expected to Raise Troop Levels
16 July 2017, PBS NewsHour Weekend: After Congress steps in, Puerto Rico reignites statehood debate
13 July 2017, Daily Beast: Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe? Asks Senator Bob Graham
11 July 2017, Amnesty International: At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq (PDF)
28 June 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Climate Change: Frequently Asked Questions about the 2015 Paris Agreement (PDF)
16 June 2017, Secrecy News: Iran 1953 Covert History Quietly Released
13 June 2017, NYT: Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
2 June 2017, NYT: C.I.A. Names the 'Dark Prince' to Run Iran Operations, Signaling a Tougher Stance
1 June 2017, NYT: Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement
June 2017, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1952-1954: Iran, 1951-1954 (PDF)
29 April 2017, PBS NewsHour Weekend: Corporations go overseas to avoid U.S. taxes
28 April 2017, Majority Report: Interview with Max Blumenthal re. Syrian civil war (MP3)
18 April 2017, Majority Report: David Dayen: The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices (MP3)
18 April 2017, Secrecy News: History of Iran Covert Action Deferred Indefinitely
6 April 2017, Majority Report: Chris Hayes (A Colony in a Nation) (MP3)
5 April 2017, Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on Fascism: Could It Happen Here?
5 April 2017, Democracy Now: Chomsky: U.S. Is Helping Israel Annex So Much Land, Palestinians Could Have Essentially Nothing
5 April 2017, Democracy Now: "The Assad Regime is a Moral Disgrace": Noam Chomsky on Ongoing Syrian War
4 April 2017, Democracy Now: Full Interview: Noam Chomsky on Trump's First 75 Days & Much More
4 April 2017, Democracy Now: Extraordinarily Dangerous: Chomsky on How Trump's Threats Toward N. Korea Could Backfire
4 April 2017, Democracy Now: Chomsky: With U.S. History of Overthrowing Govts, Outrage over Russian Hacking Claims is Laughable
19 March 2017, 60 Minutes: You're Fired (re. H-1B visas)
15 March 2017, US House: Committee on Armed Services: Crafting an Information Warfare and Counter-Propaganda Strategy for the Emerging Security Environment (PDF)
4 March 2017, NYT: Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles
March 2017, UN: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia: Israeli Practices towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid (PDF)
22 February 2017, Intercepted: Sam Biddle: Peter Thiel's Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World (MP3)
21 February 2017, Frontline: Forever Prison
21 February 2017, Frontline: Out of Gitmo
13 February 2017, Intercepted: Interview with Allan Nairn re. Trump administration (MP3)
2 February 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: The Pacific Islands: Policy Issues (PDF)
31 January 2017, Frontline: Hunting ISIS
31 January 2017, Frontline: Battle for Iraq
11 January 2017, WSJ: Christopher Steele, Ex-British Intelligence Officer, Said to Have Prepared Dossier on Trump