by Spencer Ackerman | May 23, 2013 | Monitor
A prominent legislator thinks it’s time for the broad post-9/11 law authorizing the war on terrorism to expire. And he’s going to introduce a bill to repeal it.
by Spencer Ackerman | May 16, 2013 | Monitor
The war against al-Qaida is far from winding down, according to top Pentagon officials. The Pentagon’s chief of irregular warfare sees it lasting for 10 to 20 more years.
by Spencer Ackerman | May 2, 2013 | Monitor
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made it official: The Obama administration is considering sending guns, missiles and other weapons to Syria’s rebels.
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 24, 2013 | Monitor
Powerful Americans are beginning to listen to Farea al-Muslimi, a 23-year-old, California-educated Yemeni who wants to stop the drone strikes in his country. Including some in the White House.
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 23, 2013 | Monitor
For the first time, a Senate panel heard from a Yemeni citizen about what deadly U.S. drone strikes look like on the ground and through foreign eyes.