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Trump Administration Moves to Reduce Accountability for Deaths from War on Terror

“This increased secrecy about the costs and consequences of Trump’s killing policies prevents public oversight and accountability for wrongful deaths.”

May 02nd, 2018

By Abigail Fielding-Smith

Trump Administration Moves to Reduce Accountability for Deaths from War on Terror

The Trump administration is considering overturning a key Obama-era policy which sought to make counter-terrorism operations more transparent, even as it ramps them up. The announcement, given to the Bureau by the US National Security Council late on Tuesday night, offers one of the clearest indications yet of the administration's differing

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Abigail Fielding-Smith

Abigail Fielding-Smith joined The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2014 after six years as a reporter in the Middle East, during which she covered the Arab Spring and subsequent civil war in Syria for the Financial Times. She was awarded a UK Foreign Press Award in 2013 for her role in a Financial Times investigation in to Gulf funding for Syrian rebels.

Why Stopping Worldwide Terrorism Is So Challenging

The terrorist threat in the United States is episodic, sporadic and inconsistent. Too often policies react to fear rather than real threat estimates.

June 05th, 2017

By Gary LaFree | The Conversation

Why Stopping Worldwide Terrorism Is So Challenging

A January 2017 Pew survey showed that Americans rate terrorism as the top priority for the Trump administration and Congress. They put the issue ahead of the economy, education, jobs and health care costs. For the past

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How America’s ‘Deep State’ Sold Counter-Terrorism To Keep Itself In Business

Since 2001, senior Pentagon and CIA officials have sacrificed American interests in weakening al-Qaeda to pursue their own interests

April 24th, 2017

By Gareth Porter

How America’s ‘Deep State’ Sold Counter-Terrorism To Keep Itself In Business

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman outraged many readers when he wrote an opinion piece on 12 April calling on President Trump to "back off fighting territorial ISIS in Syria". The reason he gave for that

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Gareth Porter

Gareth Porter is an independent investigative journalist and historian on U.S. national security policy and the recipient of the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism. His most recent book is Manufactured Crisis: the Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, published in 2014.

How The Drone King Turned Assassination Into Counter-Terrorism Policy

Barack Obama launched more drones strikes in his first year in office than George W. Bush did in both of his terms combined. ‘Behind the Headline’ host and MintPress News editor-in-chief Mnar Muhawesh exposes what one military scholar called a global policy of assassination.

June 14th, 2016

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

How The Drone King Turned Assassination Into Counter-Terrorism Policy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMK5uB8XLvg MINNEAPOLIS --- As President Barack Obama reaches the final stages of his presidency, for the general public, he will most likely be remembered for denuclearizing Iran and opening the door back up to Cuba. But will the Drone King also be remembered for

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Mnar Muhawesh

Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Muhawesh also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Muhawesh is also a wife and mother of a rascal four year old boy, juggling her duties as a CEO and motherly tasks successfully as supermom. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

Former Counter-Terrorism Adviser Says Police Tactics Creating More Terrorism

An analysis of arrest statistics from 2014 revealed that out of 289 arrests, 102 were charged with a terror offence — 35% of those arrested.

December 14th, 2015

By Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia

Former Counter-Terrorism Adviser Says Police Tactics Creating More Terrorism

United Kingdom — A former U.K. counter-terrorism adviser has claimed police anti-terror tactics are contributing to radicalisation. Jahan Mahmood, who resigned from his position last year due to disagreements with the U.K.’s counter-terrorism strategy, told

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This Man Wants Apology For Drone Strike He Says Killed His Family, The U.S. Won’t Admit It Happened

According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, up to 725 people in Yemen have killed by drone strikes. As many as 101 of them may have been civilians.

October 03rd, 2015

By Beenish Ahmed for Think Progress @beenishfahmed

This Man Wants Apology For Drone Strike He Says Killed His Family, The U.S. Won’t Admit It Happened

Faisal bin Ali Jaber asked for an apology. He didn’t even get an acknowledgment. The 57-year-old has been on a quest for justice since his brother-in-law and nephew were killed in a U.S. drone strike at a village mosque in Khashamir, Yemen in 2012. “Our family are not your enemy,” Jaber

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Be Very Afraid: Israeli Forces Are Training American Police

The Israeli forces mowing down unarmed Palestinian protesters also train U.S. police forces that brutalize communities of color.