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War On Terror

‘I Helped Destroy People’

Terry Albury, an idealistic F.B.I. agent, grew so disillusioned by the war on terror that he was willing to leak classified documents—and go to prison for doing it.

Janet Reitman New York Times Magazine Aug 2021 50min Permalink

Crime

The ‘Herald Square Bomber’ Who Wasn’t

After 9/11, U.S. authorities used informants to secure hundreds of terror convictions. But did they help create plots where none existed?

Rozina Ali New York Times Magazine Apr 2021 30min Permalink

Guantánamo's Darkest Secret

The U.S. military prison’s leadership considered Mohamedou Salahi to be its highest-value detainee. But his guard suspected otherwise.

Ben Taub The New Yorker Apr 2019 50min Permalink

Best Article Media

The Biggest Secret

Life as a New York Times reporter in the shadow of the war on terror.

James Risen The Intercept Jan 2018 1h5min Permalink

Politics

Playboy Interview: Michael Hayden

A conversation with the former head of the NSA.

John Meroney Playboy Oct 2016 25min Permalink

America's 'Detainee 001'

John Walker Lindh’s father on why his son is an innocent victim of the War on Terror.

Frank Lindh The Guardian Jul 2011 25min Permalink