Visiting press are forced to turn a blind eye as the military pretends the prison doesn’t exist.
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A digital rights advocate said, “This is like the CIA putting out a statement saying that going forward they’ll only waterboard people with dignity and respect.”
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A fight over recent amendments to the Official Secrets Act sent Pakistan into a constitutional crisis.
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The Pentagon refuses to call the overthrow of Niger’s president a coup — a move that could affect military assistance and a U.S. drone base.
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The Pentagon claims “no correlation” between U.S. training and coups, but research suggests the opposite could be true.
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After initially suggesting the cable published by The Intercept was inauthentic, Pakistani officials now claim it doesn’t reveal a conspiracy.
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Washington is halting some aid to Niger even as it eyes greater support for Burkina Faso’s military coup-maker.
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“All will be forgiven,” said a U.S. diplomat, if the no-confidence vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeds.
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The star witness of Congress’s UFO hearings, David Grusch, retained his clearance despite alleged substance abuse issues, FOIA documents reveal.
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Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, helped oust Niger’s democratically elected president.
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