Does the U.S. Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocent Yemenis?
We requested information on how the U.S. handles condolence payments for civilian drone strike deaths in Yemen. But the military won’t reveal a thing.
Who Are We at War With? That’s Classified
President Obama has repeatedly said the U.S. is targeting Al Qaeda and “associated forces.” But the government won’t say who those forces are.
Boy’s Death in Drone Strike Tests Obama’s Transparency Pledge
Strike in Yemen allegedly killed a 10-year-old boy. Despite months of promises of new transparency around drone strikes, the administration won’t comment.
Now on Trial at Guantanamo Bay: Spiral Notebooks
The Guantanamo Bay trials of alleged terrorists, restarted by President Obama in 2011, have been marked by secrecy, snafus, and endless delays. ProPublica’s Cora Currier at Gitmo this week for one such case.
Gitmo Diary: Visiting the U.S.’s Most Infamous Courtroom
Cora Currier is down at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, where Abd al Rahim al Nashiri is facing capital charges for the 2000 bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. Nearly 13 years later, these are still pre-trial motions.
Mass Surveillance in America: A Timeline of Loosening Laws and Practices
The evolution of the National Security Agency’s dragnet under Presidents Bush and Obama.
Four Years Ago Obama Promised to Investigate Afghan Massacre. Has Anything Happened Since?
In 2009, Obama pledged to reopen an inquiry into the deaths as many as 2,000 Taliban POWs during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Four years later, there’s no sign of progress.