The War at Home

Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Cop City

We get a potential glimpse into the future of the War on Terror at Atlanta's $90 million law-enforcement training center—and the police shooting of a protester. PLUS: U.S. strikes in Somalia, raids in Syria and ominous signs at Guantanamo

The War Abroad

Of Course Davos Wants To Hear from Henry Kissinger

What better forum could there be for one of the 20th century's ghouls to tell those who most benefit from the world as it is what they want to hear? PLUS: The U.S. arms market in Yemen will not be undersold!

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Is He Really Ending 2022 by Writing about Ottoman History?

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Free Daniel Hale

And with that, we'll see you in 2023. But first, don't turn away from Lynzy Billing's unforgettable ProPublica report about the cost of a parcel of rice, a can of oil and some sugar.

The War at Home

Some of Those That Work Fusion Centers Are The Same As Constitution-Enders

Oath Keepers in the Department of Homeland Security "would ultimately choose the Oath Keepers over the department," says Daryl Johnson, whom DHS canceled for warning about this kind of thing. PLUS: I'll be speaking at a Thursday press conference for clemency for drone whistleblower Daniel Hale.

The War Abroad

A Yemen War Resolution Will Be A Moment of Truth for Biden

"Consequences" for MBS seems like a quaint idea, post-Ukraine. PLUS: Biden's December 2022 War on Terror disclosure form shows an increase in U.S. troops in Niger.

The War Abroad

As Xi Visits Saudi Arabia, U.S. Tells Mideast Allies Not To Comparison Shop

How to wage two Cold Wars at the same time? With security architecture that works like a walled garden. Would the Gulfies buy a Mac when all their stuff runs on Windows?

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Twitter’s Secrets Are in the Worst Possible Hands

The social media company’s entire business was content moderation. Its “free speech” king has destroyed it. Now what? PLUS: Come see Spencer talk in Manhattan on Tuesday!

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Until The Twitter Ban Takes Us

No one knows if or when the purge will come for us, but there's an enriching and affordable way to reject it—a FOREVER WARS subscription.

The War Abroad

Blaming The Afghans One Last Time

U.S. watchdog SIGAR told true stories about the trees of the Afghanistan war. It avoided talking about the forest—and the people trying to survive the changing ecosystem.

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U.S. Intelligence Begins To Rethink Its Analysts' Emirati Career Path

A War-on-Terror retirement plan for U.S. intelligence officers grows into an espionage problem. PLUS: WALLER VS. WILDSTORM is delayed, but not canceled! AND: A note on trans panic and the midterms.

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The Department of Homeland Security Is Still Lying To Congress About Its Portland Protest Surveillance

A knowledgeable former DHS official refutes a misleading claim in a recent DHS report. PLUS: Let's talk about antisemitism.

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Talleyrand Quotes Set To Crass Beats, f/Mike Duncan of Revolutions

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Joe Biden's Disposition Matrix

The Obama administration created a bureaucratic entity with life-or-death power to "dispose" of suspected terrorists. A senior official confirms that Biden has brought it back.

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The Biggest Gang in Haiti is the United States

Washington is preparing yet another military intervention in Haiti, all on the pretext of saving Haitians from the chaos it creates and exploits. Haitians deserve reparations, not soldiers.

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Friend of Jim Lee

So I couldn't tell you last week that I was on a panel with the comics heroes of my youth, but here’s video of it. Subscribers only, so subscribe!

The War at Home

Guantanamo Bay in The January Sixer Imagination

It turns out jail isn't what they thought it would be. You'll never guess what they think Guantanamo is. PLUS: Checking in on The Woke Military

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Me and WALLER VS. WILDSTORM at New York Comic Con

I kind of can't say more than that right now? But come say hi if you're there this week.

Comics

Reading 'Lazarus' in the Year Minus-X

I'm not writing this because Greg Rucka recommended REIGN OF TERROR in the backmatter of Lazarus: Risen #7, out now from Image Comics. But I'm not not writing this because Greg Ru

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The 'Woke Military' Will Let You Join The Oath Keepers

Current Pentagon policies against far right or white supremacist extremism in uniform are "absolute milquetoast," according to a senior Pentagon official.

Afghanistan

U.S. Rejected Taliban Seat on Board of Fund Controlling Afghanistan's Wealth

Now the Taliban, which is the government, opposes the Afghan Fund. A U.S.-appointed Afghan trustee is warning Washington against weaponizing it.

The Spoils of War

REIGN OF TERROR Wins A 2022 American Book Award

I know, it's tacky to talk about your awards. But if you don't, no one will recognize. Read this post in Ric Flair's voice.

The War at Home

CNN Hires Ex-Cop Who Defended NYPD's Mass Violation of Muslim Civil Rights

John Miller recently slipped into apparent perjury about mosque surveillance before the City Council, but he's trustworthy enough for CNN. PLUS: China accuses the NSA of data theft

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The Kalashnikov of Drones, Kinda Sorta

Turkey's Bayraktar-2 is not a liberation tool favored by guerillas. But for states looking to engage in some drone warfare of their own, it sure lowers the barrier to entry.

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An Energy Weapon Is About To Freeze The UK's Working Class

It's not so much the cold as the neoliberal energy decontrols and skyrocketing prices. Like in a postapocalyptic movie, our correspondent looks for salvation in his propane stove.