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Category Archives: Terrorism and Counterterrorism
The Drone Papers Digested: The “Assassination Complex”
In what follows, I want to summarize the main findings from the release of the “drone papers” by the Intercept in late 2015. These documents, from a 2013 Pentagon report, offer a snapshot of U.S. manhunting by JSOC Special Forces … Continue reading
The Endgame: The War of All Against All (The Dronification of State Violence, Conclusion)
The Endgame: The War of All Against All (The Dronification of State Violence, Conclusion) “The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world, but the most probable change is to a more violent world” — Hannah Arendt, 1969[1] The … Continue reading
The Dronification of State Violence, Part III: The Drone War Paper Trail
Previous section: The Dronification of State Violence, Part II: Historical Origins The Paper Trail So far, we have provided some of the broad-brush strokes of the CIA’s partnership with Pakistan’s ISI. Yet in analyzing the CIA, it is easy to “black … Continue reading
The Dronification of State Violence, Part II: Historical Origins
Previous section: Life and Death in the West Wing Historical Origins of the Predator War in Pakistan In this section, we briefly trace the geographic and historical antecedents of the Predator war in Pakistan. The objective is to highlight the institutional … Continue reading
The U.S. military’s rush to secure Africa
David Cloud of the LA Times writes an interesting piece on the growing involvement of U.S. Special Forces in North Africa. Typically, small teams have worked in remote and skeletal outposts to train native armed forces across “an arc of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Empire, France, Libya, Mali, Nick Turse, Special Forces, Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Tagged Africa Command, Colonialism, France, Mali, Special Forces, U.S. military
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Dirty Wars – UK Screenings
Last night I was lucky enough to be a panelist at the Scottish screening of “Dirty Wars” in Edinburgh. I also met the producers of the documentary, Anthony Arnove and Brenda Coughlin. Aside from being a great film, the cinema’s … Continue reading
Bureaucratic Assassination — How do U.S. Targeted Killings Work?
INTRODUCTION Since the First World War and the birth of airpower, both military and civilian personnel have worked together to compile target lists for bombing. New and evolving technology has reduced the “blast radius” of the munitions dropped to such … Continue reading
Targeted Killing defines the war on terror
In an article related to previous posts, Scott Shane of the New York Times reports on the Obama administration’s preference to kill (with drones) rather than capture terrorist suspects. The story rounds out with a quote from President Obama, who … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Tagged Drones, Obama, targeted killings
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The Pentagon’s Privatization of the War on Drugs
An obscure Pentagon office designed to curb the flow of illegal drugs has quietly evolved into a one-stop shop for private security contractors around the world, soliciting deals worth over $3 billion. The sprawling contract, ostensibly designed to stop drug-funded … Continue reading
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Tagged PMSCs, War on Drugs, War on Terror
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Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics 