CIA “Ghost Money” to Afghan Regime Yields Phantom Returns
The CIA has been sending bags of cash to the office of Afghan president Hamid Karzai every month for over 10 years, fueling corruption but buying precious little influence. ...
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GOP Senators Note Claims of Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapon, Urge Action
Republican senators continue to call on President Obama to take action against the regime of Bashar al-Assad over its reported use of a chemical weapon against rebel forces in Syria's civil...
Senate Subcommittee Hears Harrowing Story of Drone War in Yemen
At a Senate subcommittee hearing, a young Yemeni man testified of the devastating psychological and physical effects of the U.S. drone war in his homeland. ...
U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebel Forces, Again
After assertions from the Syrian rebels' key supporters that they will increase and expand their support to overthrow President Assad, the United States announced it will double its non-lethal assistance to...
CFR Applauds European Union’s “Real Subversion of Sovereignty”
As Secretary of State John Kerry other Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) members lead the Obama administration's push for new trade "partnerships," other CFR members applaud the destruction of sovereignty. ...
Former U.S. Officials Urge Obama to Rethink Iran Policy
A panel of former U.S. government officials and outside experts has concluded that economic sanctions against Iran may be backfiring. ...
U.S. Sending Troops to Jordan, May Intervene in Syria
The United States is preparing for a possible military intervention in the civil war in Syria by sending American military personnel to neighboring Jordan. ...
New Report Calls Evidence of U.S. Torture “Indisputable”
A two-year long non-partisan study has concluded it is "indisputable" that the United States engaged in the practice of torture. ...
Kerry Says Nuclear North Korea “Will Not Be Accepted”
During a visit to South Korea on April 12, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States will conduct talks with North Korea only if Pyongyang demonstrates a serious...
U.S. Funding Unsustainable Projects — and Its Own Enemies — in Afghanistan
According to the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, U.S. aid to Afghanistan is being wasted on projects the Afghan government cannot sustain, and much of it may be ending up...
Obama Paves Way to Arm Muslim Brotherhood-linked Regime in Somalia
President Obama decided this week that the Muslim Brotherhood-linked regime ruling parts of Somalia out of the capital city Mogadishu is eligible to receive U.S. military aid and weapons, sending a...
Drone War Quid Pro Quo Killing More Than Just Suspected Terrorists
According to classified documents obtained by McClatchy newspapers, the United States is knowingly killing more than just al-Qaeda leadership in the drone war. ...
Defying Congress, Obama Sends U.S. Taxes to Russian State Arms Firm
Despite a bipartisan federal law prohibiting financial contracts with the Russian government-owned arms giant Rosoboronexport, the Obama administration announced that it would be purchasing another $680 million worth of military helicopters...
WikiLeaks’ “Kissinger Cables” Drop and How TNA Scooped Mainstream Media
WikiLeaks released 1.7 million new U.S. diplomatic cables from during the Henry Kissinger era this week, but the mainstream media has focused upon a long-public quote by the former U.S. Secretary of State...
Gen. Allen Says U.S. Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
Speaking at an event held at the Brookings Institution’s Falk Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on March 26, Gen. John Allen, the former commander of international forces in Afghanistan, said that the...