Spencer Ackerman
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Donald Rumsfeld, Killer of 400,000 People, Dies Peacefully
Do not mourn the defense secretary. Mourn his victims. There were nearly too many to tally, but his Pentagon refused to count anyway. → Read More
The Promise and the Tragedy of Biden’s Afghanistan Speech
Joe Biden gave the most forthright antiwar argument of any post-9/11 president. Then he spared the broader War on Terror from its implications. → Read More
Is This the Week Biden Returned to ‘the Blob’?
A flurry of geopolitical decisions last week is beginning to stoke opposition from a left that was always wary of Biden. “Honeymoon over,” says a senior Hill staffer. → Read More
D.C. National Guard Chief: Trump Pentagon Screwed Up Riot Response
Even Republican senators expressed anger and incredulity after Maj. Gen. William Walker outlined restrictions the Defense Department placed on his Guardsmen. → Read More
Biden Launches Classified Review of Drone Strikes and Counterterror Raids
With the National Security Council review underway, an anti-war movement sees 2021 as a critical year to unwind the Forever Wars—and is targeting Congress to finally get it done. → Read More
A Third of U.S. Servicemembers Refuse to Be Vaccinated: Pentagon
Officials stressed that the vaccine is “clearly safe” but acknowledged a need for more education. → Read More
Rinaldo Nazzaro, ‘Base’ Neo-Nazi Terror Leader, Used to Work for Homeland Security, Department Confirms
Spokesman confirms Rinaldo Nazzaro, now believed to be hiding in Russia, worked for department from 2004-2006. → Read More
U.S. Intel Will Name Jamal Khashoggi’s Killers, Says Biden Nominee
The Trump administration kept the assessment from public view. → Read More
Capitol Police Chief Quits After Pelosi Demanded He Be Fired for MAGA Riot
After Wednesday’s invasion of the Capitol, the senior law-enforcement officials responsible for protecting Congress are losing their jobs. → Read More
Firm Tied to Team Biden Looks to Cash In on COVID Response
Democratic heavyweights Tony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, and Michele Flournoy all have equity in a firm investing in government contractors. One watchdog calls the practice “gross.” → Read More
Longtime Biden Aide Tony Blinken Will Be Secretary of State
Other Obama-era officials returning to the national-security world include Avril Haines as director of national intelligence and Jake Sullivan as national security adviser. → Read More
Pentagon: Troop Levels in Iraq, Afghanistan to Drop to 2,500 Each
Christopher Miller, the recently installed acting defense secretary, hailed the reduced levels as “the next phase of our campaign to defeat terrorists.” → Read More
Fight Is on To Stop Trump Loyalist From Burrowing Into NSA
Michael Ellis was picked to run the surveillance giant’s legal shop in the final days of Trump’s presidency. But there’s maneuvering to stop him before he gets to Ft. Meade. → Read More
She Helped Escalate an Endless War. Will She End It?
Michele Flournoy is a revered member of the defense establishment and practically a lock to run a Biden Pentagon. Her path there ran through ramping up the Afghanistan war. → Read More
She Helped Escalate an Endless War. Will She End It?
Michele Flournoy is a revered member of the defense establishment and practically a lock to run a Biden Pentagon. Her path there ran through ramping up the Afghanistan war. → Read More
U.K.’s Boris Johnson Calls to Congratulate ‘President-Elect’ Biden
The conservative British PM is the latest foreign leader to acknowledge Biden’s victory. → Read More
Trump Escalated Obama’s War in Yemen
New statistics show that Trump launched 231 airstrikes or ground raids in Yemen during his first four years. Obama launched 255 in all eight of his. → Read More
Pompeo Under Investigation for RNC Speech From Jerusalem
An inquiry into the Pompeo appearance as a potential violation of the Hatch Act, which bars using a federal office for electioneering. → Read More
FBI Sits on Report Detailing White-Supremacist Terror Threat
In violation of the law, the FBI won’t deliver a legally required report on domestic terrorism before an election that many security veterans fear may spark some level of violence. → Read More
Bolton Warned His Staff To Stay Away From Russia-Aligned Rudy Giuliani
As early as the spring of 2019, the former New York mayor was seen as a conduit for Russia’s evolving efforts to manipulate the forthcoming election. → Read More