The War at Home 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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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.
The War Abroad 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.
The War at Home 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.
The War Abroad 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.
Paid-members only Chromium Cover 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
Comics 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
The War at Home 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
weapons 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.
The War at Home But Without Debt, Who Will Fight Our Wars? Usually politicians deny that there's a Poverty Draft in the "All-Volunteer Military." But even a meager amount of student-debt forgiveness has the mask flying off.
Afghanistan The War on Terror Isn't Over, According to Biden's Justice Dept. Edited by Sam Thielman SINCE THE U.S. MILITARY departed Afghanistan a year ago, the Justice Department under President Biden has asserted in at least four cases that the end of that war has no bearing on the broader War on Terror. Crucially, these are the cases of four people
Comics WALLER VS. WILDSTORM Is The REIGN OF TERROR of Comics In November, DC Comics will publish a book I wrote along with my friend Evan Narcisse and drawn by the brilliant Eric Battle. I can't wait for you to see this dream of mine come true.
The War at Home When Reactionaries Fight Alphabet Boys For socialists, FBI vs MAGA looks like an Iran-Iraq War, as those that work forces face hostility from those that burn crosses. But if MAGA doesn't actually start shooting, history suggests a detente
Afghanistan First Impressions on the Execution of Ayman al-Zawahiri Like Obama with Osama bin Laden, Biden did not portray Zawahiri's death as an end to the War on Terror, but instead as a kind of a kind of proof of concept. But what did it prove, and what is the concept?