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The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.

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Secret Pakistan Document Undermines Espionage Case Against Imran Khan

Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain

The former prime minister is charged with compromising Pakistan’s secret communications, but a document leaked to The Intercept says that didn’t happen.
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The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t

Trevor Aaronson

The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.
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Harvard Endowment Investor and Other Business Leaders Take a Solidarity Trip to Israel

Ken Klippenstein

Harvard, a flash point in the campus fights over the war in Gaza, has seen controversy and activism over its endowment’s investments in Israel.
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Advocates Demand Compensation for U.S. Drone Strike Victims in Somalia

Nick Turse

Human rights groups called on the Pentagon to make amends after an Intercept investigation into the deaths of a woman and child.
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Industrial Killing of Civilians in Gaza Won’t Defeat the Armed Insurgency

Jeremy Scahill

As Israel excels in massacring civilians and destroying Gaza’s infrastructure, its ground offensive against Hamas is becoming a quagmire.
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Grizzly Bear Poachers Flout the Endangered Species Act — and Get Away With It

Ryan Devereaux, Jimmy Tobias

A trove of investigative files reveals that the Department of Justice almost never prosecutes grizzly bear killers under the powerful law.
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Barring Speakers Under U.S. Sanctions Puts Ideas Off-Limits, Say Free Speech Advocates

Murtaza Hussain

“The question at the core of the case is what control the U.S. government has over the American mind.”
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New York Times Doxxes Source Trafficked by Chinese Gang

Nikita Mazurov

An at-risk source entrusted the paper with protecting his sensitive personal information. Then the Times published it for the world to see.
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Grotesque media lies are enabling the annihilation of Gaza

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

In this moment, The Intercept stands nearly alone among US news outlets in reporting critically on US support for Israel's war on Gaza. And that means our nonprofit, reader-supported model is more

Bernie Sanders to force vote on Israeli war crimes... ISI document blows up Pakistan's case against Imran Khan

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Sanders officially took the first step toward conditioning military aid to Israel. Bernie Sanders to force vote on Israeli war crimes... ISI document blows up Pakistan's case against Imran Khan If

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Monday, December 18, 2023

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Monday, December 18, 2023

As a Houston prosecutor, Kelly Siegler won 68 murder convictions and 19 death sentences. But the case of Jeffrey Prible raises questions about her record. Most Read Kelly Siegler Is a True-Crime

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Sunday, December 17, 2023

One of Obama's most significant foreign policy achievements was his move toward normalizing relations with Cuba. Trump and Biden have torn that up. In a major snub to Obama, Biden is sticking with

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