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Scott Shane

Politics World

The Perfect Weapon

An investigation into how “Mr. Putin, a student of martial arts, had turned two institutions at the core of American democracy — political campaigns and independent media — to his own ends.”

Eric Lipton, David E. Sanger, Scott Shane New York Times Dec 2016 Permalink

Politics Tech

No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A.

Inside the N.S.A.’s mission to spy on just about everyone.

Scott Shane New York Times Nov 2013 20min Permalink

Crime World

How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs

On the legal and practical details of the drone strikes that killed New Mexico-born Anwar al-Awlaki and later, accidentally, his sixteen-year-old Colorado-born son.

Mark Mazzetti, Charlie Savage, Scott Shane New York Times Mar 2013 15min Permalink

Former C.I.A. Officer Is the First to Face Prison for a Classified Leak

How John Kiriakou, a public opponent of US torture policy, became the first CIA officer convicted of leaking classified information to the press.

Scott Shane New York Times Jan 2013 15min Permalink

Brutal Haqqani Clan Bedevils U.S. in Afghanistan

The Haqqani family, an organized crime militia dubbed the “Sopranos of the Afghanistan war,” will almost surely outlast the U.S. occupation and thus seize tremendous power after the U.S. exits.

Alissa J. Rubin, Mark Mazzetti, Scott Shane New York Times Sep 2011 10min Permalink

Politics

Leaked Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy

The latest WikiLeaks unveiling has exposed more than 250,000 sensitive messages from American diplomats. Among the revelations: the plan for a unified Korea, the Chinese government’s hacking strategy, and negotiations with countries for housing Gitmo detainees.

Andrew W. Lehren, Scott Shane New York Times Nov 2010 15min Permalink