List of Torture & War Crimes articles
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001 Mission Unstoppable: Why Is the CIA Running America’s Foreign Policy?
From drone strikes to prison torture, the CIA has been pulling the strings of U.S. foreign policy since 9/11. And if history is a guide, the agency will be calling the shots in the Middle East for years to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watchdogs Say U.S. Turned Blind Eye to Uzbek Abuse
Washington was more focused on securing military aid from Karimov for war in neighboring Afghanistan, human rights advocates say.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Whatever Happened to Bahrain’s Torture Reforms?
Despite promises of change, abuses by police and security services remain commonplace in the kingdom.
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INDIA-PAKISTAN-KASHMIR-UNREST Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Women in the Middle of the War
Rampant sexual assault has unmade allegiances in Syria's civil war -- and it may well get worse no matter which side wins.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 CIA Director Paints a Gloomy Picture of the World, but a Rosy One of His Spy Agency
John Brennan said fighting terrorism today requires close relationships with foreign spies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s U.S.-Funded Torturers and Murderers
The United States continues to fund and support a network of abusive Afghan strongmen in the name of security. It's time to stop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nine Former Gitmo Detainees Return to Battle in Last Six Months
According to the U.S. government, 17.9 percent of detainees at Guantánamo Bay have returned to the fight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The United States Is Mostly Out of Afghanistan, but Torture of Detainees There Continues
A new report finds that 35 percent of detainees in Afghan-run detention facilities interviewed by the U.N. had been tortured or mistreated.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon Intel Chief: Prisoners in Bergdahl Swap Could Return to Battle
The Defense Department's intelligence chief said there was a 20 percent chance one of the prisoners swapped for Bowe Bergdahl could return to the battle field.
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BAHRAIN-POLITICS-OPPOSITION-JUSTICE Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Gtmo cdr relieved in NCIS probe
Sounds like something from the TV.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Raises the Stakes With the GOP Over Guantánamo
Sen. John McCain turned on the White House this week, pulling his support to close Guantánamo Bay prison. On Thursday, President Obama fired back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 McCain Dashes Obama’s Plan to Close Guantánamo
The Obama administration was relying on McCain to get Republicans to loosen -- not tighten -- restrictions on detainee transfers.
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