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Meanwhile, Back in the Middle East…

By 11/10/2012

Now that the US has had a few days to rejoice or despair over Obama’s re-election, here’s one area where the candidates agreed—and what you may have missed over the past two months–in the (barely) covert war on Syria.

The Police State, Cheney’s Biggest Lie and the End of Coal‏: May 19, 2015

By 05/19/2015

NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Classic WhoWhatWhy: Police State Gears Up by Dave Lindorff In the wake of civil unrest this year spurred by deaths of black suspects in police custody, on May 18 President Obama made a surprise announcement to limit police militarization. This topic is not new to WhoWhatWhy readers. We first brought you […]

Turkey’s Energy Mess, Jeb’s Big Data Dump & Jon Stewart’s Sign-Off‏: Feb. 11, 2015

By 02/11/2015

NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Turkey’s Dirty Energy Boom: Hyperactive, Hyperbolic, Hydrocarbonated by James Ryan Turkey’s rush to privatize state assets and mine its natural resources is turning a nation blessed with tremendous clean energy potential into a dirtier one. And it’s not just the environment that’s polluted. James Ryan investigates from Istanbul. WHO Jon Stewart, […]

Where Congress Won’t Tread in Benghazi Hearings

By 06/11/2014

The noisy fight over Secretary of State John Kerry’s testimony about the Benghazi attack tells us the one thing we know about the 2012 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stephens and three others: we’re no closer to the truth. And that’s not likely to change, even with a fifth Congressional probe on the way.

Oh Thank God—Finally, War With Syria

By 06/15/2013

As we have been reporting over the past 18 months, the Obama Administration has had a very frustrating time inventing reasons to invade Syria or otherwise topple the independent-minded Assad regime. It seemed Bush-style “Curveball” inventions were out of vogue. But good news: they’re back, under a Democrat. And the real motivations—why, those are none of your business.