CIA
Discharged From the Shadow War
An elite Afghan commando trained by the CIA ended up opening fire near the White House. An interview with a former national security adviser under the Afghan republic lays bare the parallel state the U.S. built and then abandoned, which helped to forge the shooter’s path.
Coming Home To Roost
America’s role in war crimes in Colombia decades ago may shed light on how far the Trump administration could go to subvert U.S. and international laws pertaining to the use of military force against civilians at home.
What the CIA Did (and Didn’t Do) in Soviet-Occupied Afghanistan
Western leftists think the CIA created al Qaeda by helping the mujahideen shoot down Russian helicopters. They’re wrong. The CIA program to arm anti-Soviet Afghan mujahideen with Stinger missiles saved lives.