An Emirati princess who disappeared after witnesses described her being seized by commandos on a yacht had spent seven years planning her failed escape bid … Missing Emirati princess ‘planned escape for seven years’Read more
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A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies
This Could Be The Future Of War Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of … A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political EnemiesRead more
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Blowback From U.S. Policy in the Greater Middle East
He was shot in the back, the ultimate act of treachery. On September 3rd, a U.S Army sergeant major was killed by two Afghan police … Blowback From U.S. Policy in the Greater Middle EastRead more
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Confidential property records suggest Emirate is world’s ‘Costa del Crime’
A major leak of property and residency records has revealed the owners of hundreds of luxury properties in the secretive Emirate of Dubai – a … Confidential property records suggest Emirate is world’s ‘Costa del Crime’Read more
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Gina Haspel Should Be Answering for Her Torture Crimes
Jeremy Scahill talking: Jose Rodriguez is the guy who wrote in his memoir, which was called Hard Measures—sounded like it was like a porn movie … Gina Haspel Should Be Answering for Her Torture CrimesRead more
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She Tortured Just for the Sake of Torture
John Kiriakou talking: so many of us believed a year ago that Rex Tillerson was going to be the adult in the room at the … She Tortured Just for the Sake of TortureRead more
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A NY Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
In the story, Risen gives a personal account of his struggles to publish significant stories involving national security in the post-9/11 period and how both … A NY Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on TerrorRead more
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Americans Must Denounce U.S. Killings in Syria, Iraq
Spanish police are continuing to investigate last week’s attack in Barcelona where 15 people died after a van plowed into a crowded walkway along Las … Americans Must Denounce U.S. Killings in Syria, IraqRead more
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Gulf Government Gave Secret $20 Million Gift To D.C. Think Tank
The United Arab Emirates is on pace to contribute $20 million over the course of 2016 and 2017 to the Middle East Institute, one of … Gulf Government Gave Secret $20 Million Gift To D.C. Think TankRead more
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To Stop Terrorism, End U.S. Occupation of the Middle East
Chris Hedges JAISAL NOOR, TRNN: An Afghanistan born American sought in connection with a series of bombings that wounded 29 people in the New York … To Stop Terrorism, End U.S. Occupation of the Middle EastRead more