Overseas Contingency Operations (War), 2017-2020

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2. Overseas Contingency Operations (War), 2017-2020

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1994-2021, DOD: Contract Archive
1947-2021, FAS: Presidential Directives
1940-2021, FAS: Selected Executive Orders on National Security

21 December 2020, NYT: Laura Poitras: I Am Guilty of Violating the Espionage Act
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

16 November 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel (PDF)

24 July 2020, Democracy Now: "Man. Woman. Camera. Person. TV.": Noam Chomsky Responds to Trump Bragging He Aced a Dementia Test
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
1 July 2020, NYT: Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says

30 June 2020, NYT: Trump Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties, Officials Say
29 June 2020, WP: Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants resulted in deaths of U.S. troops, according to intelligence assessments
4 June 2020, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Design for Great Power Competition (PDF)

30 May 2020, WP: Clashing assessments of links between Taliban and Islamic State point to problems for Afghanistan's peace process
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

30 April 2020, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Quarterly Report to the United States Congress (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)

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
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
13 February 2020, NYT: In Bipartisan Bid to Restrain Trump, Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
7 February 2020, NYT: Esper Demands Resignation of Navy Secretary Over SEAL Case

30 January 2020, NYT: House Votes to Repeal 2002 Military Authorization in Bid to Rein in Trump on Iran
27 January 2020, NYT: American Contractor Killed in Rocket Attack in Iraq
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

25 November 2019, NYT: U.S. Resumes Large-Scale Operations Against ISIS in Northern Syria
23 November 2019, NYT: Navy Is Said to Proceed With Disciplinary Plans Against Edward Gallagher
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: 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
15 November 2019, NYT: Trump Clears Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases

22 September 2019, Electrospaces: From 9-Eyes to 14-Eyes: the Afghanistan SIGINT Coalition (AFSC)
19 September 2019, Reuters: U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
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
16 September 2019, NYT: With Oil Under Attack, Trump's Deference to Saudis Returns
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, NYT: In a Tweet Taunting Iran, Trump Releases an Image Thought to Be Classified
30 August 2019, NYT: Trial for Men Charged With Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021
28 August 2019, NYT: U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say
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
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
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
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)

29 July 2019, NYT: Lawyers Press Case That 9/11 Confessions Given to F.B.I. Are Tainted
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
19 June 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF)
12 June 2019, NYT: State Department Defends Saudi Arms Sales Before Hostile House Panel
9 June 2019, NYT: United Technologies and Raytheon to Combine Into Aerospace and Military Giant
7 June 2019, NYT: Trump Allows High-Tech U.S. Bomb Parts to Be Built in Saudi Arabia

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
14 May 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Airborne Electronic Attack Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF)
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)

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: 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

25 March 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (PDF)
18 March 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (PDF)
8 March 2019, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: The War Powers Resolution: Concepts and Practice (PDF)
4 March 2019, JCS: Joint Publication 4-10: Operational Contract Support (PDF)
2 March 2019, Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Interview with Noam Chomsky (MP3)

February 2019, Army: FM 3-13.4: Army Support to Military Deception (PDF)

27 January 2019, 60 Minutes: Private company launches "largest fleet of satellites in human history" to photograph Earth
22 January 2019, Frontline: Targeting Yemen
12 January 2019, WP: Defense mergers and acquisitions poised to keep pace in 2019
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)

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)
21 December 2018, WP: Military-industrial complex finds a growth market in hypersonic weaponry

20 November 2018, Frontline: Documenting Hate: New American Nazis
20 November 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: U.S. Ground Forces Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Considerations for Congress (PDF)
5 November 2018, DOD: OIG: Lead Inspector General: Operation Inherent Resolve and Other Overseas Contingency Operations: July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 (PDF)
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)
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

25 October 2018, PBS NewsHour: How the Khashoggi murder could affect the intertwined US-Saudi economies
22 October 2018, Democracy Now: "Counterproductive and Dangerous": Nuclear Arms Race Feared as U.S. Quits Key Treaty with Russia
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
14 October 2018, WP: L3 and Harris agree to merge, creating $33.5 billion military technology giant
11 October 2018, Democracy Now: Rep. Ro Khanna Condemns Saudi Barbarity from Disappearance of Saudi Journalist to War in Yemen
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
4 October 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (PDF)
1 October 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Advanced Pilot Training (T-X) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF)

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)
26 September 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress (PDF)
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
6 September 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Overview of Department of Energy Sites (PDF)

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.
2 July 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends and Reports Its Contracting Dollars (PDF)
1 July 2018, Internet Archive: United Shades of America: Native Hawaii

18 June 2018, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues (PDF)
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

19 April 2018, Majority Report: Daniel Bessner (Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual) (MP3)
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

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)

19 November 2017, 60 Minutes: When food is used as a weapon
12 November 2017, 60 Minutes: Why were 5 U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan?

22 October 2017, NYT: A Newly Assertive C.I.A. Expands Its Taliban Hunt in Afghanistan
18 October 2017, Frontline: Inside Yemen
18 October 2017, Frontline: Mosul
11 October 2017, FAS: CRS: Report for Congress: Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy (PDF)
4 October 2017, Frontline: North Korea's Deadly Dictator

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

11 July 2017, Amnesty International: At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq (PDF)

13 June 2017, NYT: Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
June 2017, DOS: Foreign Relations of the United States: 1952-1954: Iran, 1951-1954 (PDF)

14 May 2017, Internet Archive: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Laos

28 April 2017, Majority Report: Interview with Max Blumenthal re. Syrian civil war (MP3)
24 April 2017, University of Pennsylvania Law Review: Pozen: Freedom of Information Beyond the Freedom of Information Act (PDF)
13 April 2017, Majority Report: Henry Heller (The Capitalist University: The Transformations of Higher Education in the United States, 1945-2016) (MP3)
6 April 2017, Majority Report: Chris Hayes (A Colony in a Nation) (MP3)
4 April 2017, Democracy Now: Full Interview: Noam Chomsky on Trump's First 75 Days & Much More
4 April 2017, Democracy Now: Why Does U.S. Consider Iran the Greatest Threat to Peace, When Rest of World Agrees It's the U.S.?
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

15 March 2017, US House: Committee on Armed Services: Crafting an Information Warfare and Counter-Propaganda Strategy for the Emerging Security Environment (PDF)
12 March 2017, 60 Minutes: Prisoner 760 (re. Mohamedou Slahi, Guantanamo Bay)
4 March 2017, NYT: Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles

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
19 January 2017, US District Court, DC: Eddington v. DOD OIG (Complaint) (PDF)
18 January 2017, Democracy Now: Jeremy Scahill on Obama's Commutation of Chelsea Manning & Continued Demonization of Edward Snowden