by Spencer Ackerman | Nov 27, 2012 | Monitor
Another sign of the U.S.’ entrenched counterterrorism shadow wars: The U.S. is now buying Yemen a fleet of manned spy planes, a big hardware upgrade.
by Spencer Ackerman | Nov 26, 2012 | Monitor
Afraid that advancements in drone autonomy will lead to the day when the robots become self-aware and start deciding who lives and who dies? The Pentagon’s actually written a directive to make sure that can’t happen, whatever the next steps …
by Noah Shachtman | Nov 12, 2012 | Monitor
Former CIA director David Petraeus — along with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess — take their seats in a January hearing on Capitol Hill. Photo:...
by Spencer Ackerman | Nov 11, 2012 | Monitor
Gen. David Petraeus gives the thumbs up with his wife Holly at his retirement ceremony. Photo: DOD When it came out that CIA Director David Petraeus had an affair with his hagiographer, I got punked. “It seems so obvious in retrospect. How could you...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 24, 2012 | Monitor
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, left, with President Obama at the first presidential debate, Oct. 3, 2012. Obama has institutionalized a process for killing terrorists with drone strikes that Romney stands to inherit. Photo: Charlie Neibergall / AP It’s a good thing...