Keyboards Are the New F-15s
A look at how social media’s “charisma of certainty” is changing the nature of warfare.
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Classic WHY: Suppressed Saudi 9/11 Story
The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks seems the right moment to remind people how even very solid, careful reporting of apparent “deep politics” links in the attacks has never entered the larger American conversation. The story of the Saudi connection to a house in Sarasota, Florida, is must reading. It also is useful to consider given the established role of Saudi intelligence in the Syrian uprising.
Portugal’s No-Drama Election Offers Respite From Trump Chaos
One of western Europe’s newest democracies embraces civil political discourse. What a concept!
The UK Is Trumped: Departs from the EU, Deeply Divided
The “Brexit” campaign (British+Exit from the EU) achieved a previously unimaginable upset. The “Leave” vote won even after a politician’s murder temporarily silenced the slurs and immigrant-bashing.
Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 1: A Sordid Tale
In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.
The Court’s Bloody Joke, Bush’s Cronies & Climate Refugees: Aug 26, 2015
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TVWHO: Russ on RT re Risks to Combat Journalists
In this brief interview, RT asks Russ Baker about the situation in Syria, plus what can be done about war-zone journalists in danger—and gets an unexpected answer.
Are a Million Uighur Muslims Being Held in Camps in China?
Apple Tries to Pay Less in Taxes ; Putin Meets Another Western World Leader …and More Picks 8/14
Michael Flynn’s Pardon, Echoes of Moscow, and Time for a New Start
As Trump ends his time in office by issuing a flurry of pardons, America must reckon with its changing role in international affairs.
Laughs, Tears, the Deep State and Russ Baker at NY Comedy Festival
There is a lighter side even to serious topics, as WhoWhatWhy Founder Russ Baker demonstrates in a live podcast from the New York Comedy Festival.
Deutsche Bank: A Global Bank for Oligarchs — American & Russian, Part 3
Not only is President Donald Trump personally tied up with Deutsche Bank to the tune of $300 million, but his son-in-law Jared Kushner has his own history with the global banking colossus. Part 3 looks closely at these relationships, and asks just how far President Trump’s Justice Department will be willing to go in probing potential illegality on the part of Deutsche.
Everything Epstein
One-stop shopping for the latest coverage of the mysterious life and death of Jeffrey Epstein — and his connections to powerful people. The Jeffrey Epstein story strikes us at WhoWhatWhy as utterly unique — and, notwithstanding its tabloid aspects, of potentially profound importance. That’s why we’re launching a recurring aggregation of stories from a diverse […]