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JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden

Jeremy Scahill

Some call them “Murder, Incorporated.” Others say they're America's counterterrorism ”ace in the hole.” JSOC is the elite Special Ops force that has been at the tip of the spear from Bush to Obama.

The Changing US Tune on Yemen

Jeremy Scahill

As President Saleh’s corrupt regime teeters on the brink of collapse, the US belatedly backs reform in Yemen.

A Real Sharia Law Promoter for Peter King to Investigate

Jeremy Scahill

Former Pentagon Inspector General Joseph Schmitz has tried to use Sharia law to fight lawsuits alleging corporate misconduct that led to deaths of US servicemen.

Washington Embraces Al Jazeera

Jeremy Scahill

Now will Obama actively encourage cable networks to end Bush administration–inspired censorship of the network?

Did US Special Operations Forces Want to 'Target' Refugee Camps in Pakistan?

Jeremy Scahill

 A confidential cable, released by Wikileaks, from the US embassies in Afghanistan and Pakistan reveals that US diplomats were asked for intelligence on refugee camps "for targeting purposes."  

The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill

Secret cables from US officials in Pakistan confirm that elite US Special Operations Forces have engaged in offensive operations in Pakistan despite repeated US denials.

America's Failed War of Attrition in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill

The Obama administration is trying to kill its way to victory in Afghanistan. Not only is that strategy failing, it's making the Taliban stronger and Karzai weaker.

Taliban Leader Mullah Omar: The US and NATO Are Being Defeated in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill

 In an address marking the start of the Muslim holiday, Aid-al-Adha, the reclusive Taliban leader declares, "The enemy is retreating and facing siege in all parts of the country day in and day out."

DoD Investigating Nine Cases of "Terrorism-Related Acts" by US Military and Contractors?

DoD Investigating Nine Cases of "Terrorism-Related Acts" by US Military and Contractors? :

From my blog at TheNation.com:

Buried within the new Department of Defense Inspector General's report, "Contingency Contracting: A Framework for Reform," is the eye-opening revelation that the Defense Criminal Investigative Service has nine open investigations into alleged "Terrorism-Related Acts" by "U.S. contractor personnel, U.S. Military, Government personnel."

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Pentagon Seeks Private Contractor to Move Weapons Through Pakistan/Afghanistan

Pentagon Seeks Private Contractor to Move Weapons Through Pakistan/Afghanistan :

Excerpt from my latest article at my new blog at TheNation.com:

The United States military is in the process of taking bids from private war contractors to secure and ship massive amounts of US military equipment through sensitive areas of Pakistan into Afghanistan where it will then be distributed to various US Forward Operating Bases and other facilities. According to the contract solicitation, "There will be a...