The creeping expansion of the Border Patrol
Belén Fernández reports for Al Jazeera: ‘Created in 1924 to secure the borders of the United States, the Border Patrol is now part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection...
View ArticleBeing watched in Britain
‘In the wake of the July 2005 London bombings, the British government created the Prevent programme as part of its counter-terrorism strategy. Prevent says it seeks to put an end to stop terrorism and...
View ArticleEgypt Releases Two Al Jazeera Reporters After 411 Days in Jail
‘Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from Cairo as Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are ordered released on bail after over a year in prison. Mohamed...
View ArticleSeeds of destruction: Yemen civil war ripping society apart
Iona Craig writes for Al Jazeera: ‘The crows and their haunting screams are pervasive. They scavenge through mountains of rubbish lining the streets and tear at rotting bodies lying in the no man’s...
View ArticleWho is to blame for the rise of the Islamic State? Interview with former DIA...
Editor’s Note: The discussion regarding the 2012 DIA document begins around the 9:00 mark. Fascinating interview with Michael T. Flynn, the former head of the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and...
View ArticleWill the U.S. Stop “Cozying Up” to Egyptian Regime After Jailing of...
Democracy Now! talks to Sharif Abdel Kouddous from Cairo, and Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, after Egypt sentences Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and...
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