National Security

Benjamin Netanyahu’s recklessness was fostered by blind U.S. support, but Israel is the one pushing its war with Iran out of the shadows.

The post Israel and Israel Alone Kicked Off This Escalation — In a Bid to Drag U.S. Into War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

Contrary to Hollywood depictions, Army psyops are an understaffed and ineffective mess.

The post New Report Reveals Dirty Secret of Army Psychological Operations appeared first on The Intercept.

“Individuals looked to avoid conflict and please political masters,” a Pentagon-backed RAND corporation study finds.

The post Spy Agencies Skewed Intel to Please Trump, and Obama Too appeared first on The Intercept.

The Defense Department blew the deadline for a mandatory briefing to Congress on coups by U.S.-trained African military officers.

The post Pentagon Ignores Law Calling for Report on How It Trained So Many African Coup Leaders appeared first on The Intercept.

The Secret Service program stresses more behavioral monitoring as well as students spying on other students.

The post Kamala Harris Touts Homeland Security Program Encouraging High School Spying appeared first on The Intercept.

Famous for its repression and torture, Teodoro Obiang’s Equatorial Guinea got an aid delivery from U.S. Special Operations forces.

The post Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator appeared first on The Intercept.

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.

The post Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.