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Lindsay Beyerstein

- Features
- 13 Dec 07
Kiriakou and the Kite Runner

The CIA agent who just admitted to waterboarding a high-ranking al Qaeda operative has had an interesting retirement.

web only asia, movies, torture, war on terror
- Views
- 30 Nov 07
Anthropologists on the Front Lines

The Pentagon's new program to embed anthropologists with combat brigades raises many concerns

web only military, military, military, war on terror
- Features
- 14 Nov 07
Rudy Guiliani: Criminal or Liar?

An investigation into Guiliani's claims of familiarity with "intensive questioning" techniques

web only election 2008, torture
- Views
- 01 Nov 07
Examining the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act

Harman doesn't believe homegrown terrorism is a major threat to U.S. security today, but that it is important to learn from experiences in other countries like Britain and Canada, where citizens have been inspired to commit terrorism at home by Islamic propagandists reaching out over the Internet

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- Features
- 17 Oct 07
A Resolution Too Far?

U.S.-Turkish relations, already strained by the war in Iraq, are being tested further by the controversial congressional resolution recognizing the 1915 genocide of Armenians.

web only middle east, military, military, military
- Features
- 03 Oct 07
Merc is the New Crack

America's deadly dependence on private security contractors in Iraq

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- Features
- 19 Sep 07
Training Satellites on the United States

Homeland Security plans to share spy satellite data with domestic agencies

web only civil liberties, intelligence, technology
- Features
- 22 Aug 07
Perverse Justice

Jose Padilla’s conviction raises questions about whether detainees who undergo extreme isolation can be given fair trials

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- Features
- 08 Aug 07
Equating Stillbirths with Murders

Just how legally viable is Maryland's Viable Fetus Act?

web only abortion, gender, womens rights
- Features
- 13 Jun 07
At What Price Victory?

In order to pass their budget, House Democrats have proposed increasing the funding of a harmful abstinence-only program

web only gender, medical health, politics