Meet Gina Haspel, Trump’s CIA Pick Who Oversaw Torture
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As director of a CIA black site in 2002, Haspel oversaw some of the first "enhanced interrogations" in the War on Terror – now she might run the CIA
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New Drone Strikes Underscore, Again, How Much Power We Give Trump
Posted in: Politics FeaturesAmericans rolled over for decades while we gave the executive branch unreviewable authority to kill – now that power is in the hands of an idiot
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Iraq War Veteran Reflects on the Ground Zero Mall
Posted in: Politics FeaturesOn the failed efforts to build a Global War on Terror memorial, while a shopping mall is built at the 9/11 site
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10 Powerful Moments From the Congressional Gun Sit-In
Posted in: Politics NewsHere's everything House Republicans didn't want you to see from the Democrats' more than 24-hour protest
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The Godawful Bill at the Center of the Gun Sit-In
Posted in: Politics News"No fly, no buy" would be a civil rights nightmare, and ineffective at preventing mass shootings
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Tweets vs. War Crimes: Clinton’s Plan to Solve the Middle East
Posted in: Politics NewsClinton campaign tweeted "plan to defeat ISIS" whose first step amounts to "defeat ISIS"
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Why Obama’s Plan for Closing Guantanamo Is Unjust
Posted in: Politics NewsLegal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights argues the president's plan is so flawed as to ultimately darken his legacy
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The Rise and Fall of a Fox News Fraud
Posted in: Politics NewsWayne Simmons used CIA credentials to get on TV and work with the Pentagon, but prosecutors say it was all a lie
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Inside Gitmo: America’s Shame
Posted in: Culture NewsFifteen years of pain and suffering outside the rule of law — why can't we close the prison at Guantanamo Bay?
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The First Debate After the Paris Attacks Was Bad
Posted in: Politics NewsSaturday's Democratic debate brought us fumbled responses on ISIS, rehashed zingers and gratuitous 9/11 references
