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Has the U.S. Killed the Most Important Al Qaeda Member Since Bin Laden?
The death of Nasser al-Wuhayshi comes at a time when ISIS is eclipsing Al Qaeda globally in territory and notoriety, while simultaneously luring fighters away from the group.
June 16, 2015
Did "Enhanced Interrogation" Break the CIA's Own Rules on "Human Experimentation"?
The CIA's "enhanced interrogation techniques" may have violated its own guidelines on human experimentation, according to previously classified documents published by the Guardian.
June 15, 2015
What an Estimate of 10,000 ISIS Fighters Killed Doesn't Tell Us
A senior U.S. official said this week that airstrikes have killed 10,000 ISIS fighters. So why does the group continue to expand its territory?
June 4, 2015
Nigerian Military Has Committed "War Crimes" in Fight Against Boko Haram, says Amnesty Report
The Nigerian military has starved, suffocated and tortured to death more than 8,000 people in its quest to eradicate the terrorist group Boko Haram, according to a scathing new report from Amnesty International.
June 3, 2015
WATCH: Pentagon Had No Plan for When ISIS Took Mosul, Dempsey Says
The Pentagon had no contingency plan in place when ISIS seized control of Iraq's second largest city in 2014, says Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, in an interview for the new FRONTLINE documentary "Obama at War."
May 26, 2015
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Obama at War
FRONTLINE goes inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil war in Syria.
May 26, 2015
John Rizzo: The Legal Case for "Enhanced Interrogation"
"I did consider the implications of the U.S. government in any way, shape or form going down this road," says the former CIA attorney. "But my major concern as the chief lawyer was: Were these techniques legal?"
May 19, 2015
Dianne Feinstein: The CIA "Cannot Shove the Laws Aside"
It's crucial for the United States to confront its use of torture in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and vow, "never again," says the veteran California Democrat.
May 19, 2015
John McLaughlin: CIA Interrogations Were Legal, Moral and Effective
It's too simplistic to write off the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program as torture, says the agency's former deputy director. "Wouldn’t it be equally immoral if we failed to get this information," he asks.
May 19, 2015
Mark Udall: The U.S. "Treated People in Inhumane, Terrible Ways"
The former Colorado senator says that when he learned the details of the CIA's covert interrogation program, he “physically felt sick.”
May 19, 2015
What the CIA Did to Its Detainees
Here's what we know about the 39 men who were subjected to the CIA's "enhanced interrogation techniques."
May 19, 2015