mick silver
15th December 2015, 06:59 AM
https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/
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The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.˅ (javascript:;)
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The Assassination ComplexJeremy Scahill
The whistleblower who leaked the drone papers believes the public is entitled to know how people are placed on kill lists and assassinated on orders from the president.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/)
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A Visual GlossaryJosh Begley
Decoding the language of covert warfare.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/a-visual-glossary/)
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The Kill ChainCora Currier
New details about the secret criteria for drone strikes and how the White House approves targets.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-kill-chain/)
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Find, Fix, FinishJeremy Scahill
The tip of the spear in the Obama administration’s ramped up wars in Somalia and Yemen was a special operations task force called TF 48-4.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/find-fix-finish/)
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Manhunting in the Hindu KushRyan Devereaux
Leaked documents detailing a multi-year U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan reveal the strategic limits and startling human costs of drone warfare.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/manhunting-in-the-hindu-kush/)
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Firing BlindCora Currier, Peter Maass
A secret Pentagon study highlights the chronic flaws in intelligence used for drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/firing-blind/)
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The Life and Death of Objective PeckhamRyan Gallagher
For years Bilal el-Berjawi traveled freely from the U.K. to Somalia under the watchful eyes of intelligence services. Then the U.S. killed him with a drone strike.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-life-and-death-of-objective-peckham/)
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Target AfricaNick Turse
To reduce the “tyranny of distance,” drones fly from bases in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Navy ships.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/target-africa/)
09.GlossaryThe Alphabet of AssassinationA guide to the acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms used in The Drone Papers.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers-alphabet-of-assassination/)
10.DocumentsSmall Footprint Operations 2/13 (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/small-footprint-operations-2-13/)Small Footprint Operations 5/13 (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/small-footprint-operations-5-13/)Operation Haymaker (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/operation-haymaker/)Geolocation Watchlist (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/geolocation-watchlist/)
Editor-in-Chief: Betsy Reed. Series Editor: Roger Hodge. Additional Editing: Rubina Madan Fillion, Charlotte Greensit, Andrea Jones, Peter Maass. Research: Alleen Brown, John Thomason, Margot
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The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.˅ (javascript:;)
Illustration by The Intercept
Continue reading The Drone Papers
01.https://prod01-cdn07.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/SQ01_TheAssassinationComplex01-promo.jpg
The Assassination ComplexJeremy Scahill
The whistleblower who leaked the drone papers believes the public is entitled to know how people are placed on kill lists and assassinated on orders from the president.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/)
02.https://prod01-cdn04.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/SQ02_AVisualGlossary01-promo.jpg
A Visual GlossaryJosh Begley
Decoding the language of covert warfare.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/a-visual-glossary/)
03.https://prod01-cdn04.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/KC_HeadsRedacted01-promo.jpg
The Kill ChainCora Currier
New details about the secret criteria for drone strikes and how the White House approves targets.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-kill-chain/)
04.https://prod01-cdn04.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/SQ03_FindFixFinish-Getty159308578-1-promo.jpg
Find, Fix, FinishJeremy Scahill
The tip of the spear in the Obama administration’s ramped up wars in Somalia and Yemen was a special operations task force called TF 48-4.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/find-fix-finish/)
05.https://prod01-cdn07.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/GettyImages-107990394-promo.jpg
Manhunting in the Hindu KushRyan Devereaux
Leaked documents detailing a multi-year U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan reveal the strategic limits and startling human costs of drone warfare.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/manhunting-in-the-hindu-kush/)
06.https://prod01-cdn04.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/firing-blind-promo.jpg
Firing BlindCora Currier, Peter Maass
A secret Pentagon study highlights the chronic flaws in intelligence used for drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/firing-blind/)
07.https://prod01-cdn04.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/Testa.London.006-promo.jpg
The Life and Death of Objective PeckhamRyan Gallagher
For years Bilal el-Berjawi traveled freely from the U.K. to Somalia under the watchful eyes of intelligence services. Then the U.S. killed him with a drone strike.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-life-and-death-of-objective-peckham/)
08.https://prod01-cdn06.cdn.firstlook.org/wp-uploads/sites/1/2015/10/SQ08_TargetAftica01-promo.jpg
Target AfricaNick Turse
To reduce the “tyranny of distance,” drones fly from bases in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Navy ships.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/target-africa/)
09.GlossaryThe Alphabet of AssassinationA guide to the acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms used in The Drone Papers.
(https://theintercept.com/drone-papers-alphabet-of-assassination/)
10.DocumentsSmall Footprint Operations 2/13 (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/small-footprint-operations-2-13/)Small Footprint Operations 5/13 (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/small-footprint-operations-5-13/)Operation Haymaker (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/operation-haymaker/)Geolocation Watchlist (https://theintercept.com/document/2015/10/15/geolocation-watchlist/)
Editor-in-Chief: Betsy Reed. Series Editor: Roger Hodge. Additional Editing: Rubina Madan Fillion, Charlotte Greensit, Andrea Jones, Peter Maass. Research: Alleen Brown, John Thomason, Margot