The secretaries of defense and state will play key roles in U.S. policy on Israel, but they faced little scrutiny on Palestinian suffering.
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The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says.
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As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.
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For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them.
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Seeking to lock up Asif Rahman during his Espionage Act trial, prosecutors alleged the CIA analyst had an ideological motive to leak.
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American troops are in Syria on questionable legal grounds. They continue to get attacked, according to new Pentagon data.
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A photo of the “Houthi Hunting Club” patch — which disappeared from the Pentagon’s website — shows how the U.S. dehumanizes its enemies.
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For the first time, an American jury has found a U.S. company — CACI — liable for its work at the military prison.
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Against the odds, three Iraqi men could bring CACI to justice for the government contractor’s alleged role in Abu Ghraib abuses.
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A regional Middle East conflict could draw in Russia — and present China with an opportunity to strike out for its own interests.
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