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VideoThe problem with government watchlists: Yahoo News Explains
In the days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government had an estimated 20 names on a master watchlist maintained by the Department of Transportation — but in the 20 years since, the federal Terrorist Screening Database now tracks over 1 million people, including U.S. citizens. Hugh Handeyside, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU National Security Project, explains how the post-9/11 response to collect and share information between government agencies has created a system that threa
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VideoThe war on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange: Yahoo News Explains
In April 2010, when WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared at the National Press Club to release a classified video depicting a U.S. military helicopter killing 18 people, he was hailed in some circles as a hero. More than a decade later, new reporting reveals the depths of the CIA’s war against Assange and WikiLeaks during the Trump administration. Yahoo News National Security Correspondent Zach Dorfman explains.
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VideoWhat happens when spies defect to the U.S.?
The United States has the most robust intelligence apparatus in the world. We’ve got officers working in the field, people monitoring and analyzing all manner of signals, and an enormous infrastructure to help facilitate everything from logistics to politics. But often we rely upon foreign sources on the ground, embedded everywhere from al-Qaida’s ranks to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s office — and in return for their service, the U.S. sometimes rescues them when they’re at risk of being ca
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Video“It’s a double-edged sword”: Spy Museum executive director says social media is changing the way spies operate
International Spy Museum executive director Chris Costa joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss a new Yahoo News report by Jenna McLaughlin and Zach Dorfman on how the intelligence community is struggling to adjust to the prevalence of social media. Costa, who was a career intelligence officer, says he expects the community will need to go back to old, Cold War-era techniques used by spies to safely trade information.
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Video“It is not the ‘Torture Exhibit’”: Spy Museum executive director on why it’s changing how it talks about interrogation
International Spy Museum executive director Chris Costa joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss criticism of and planned changes to how the museum presents the history of interrogation — and torture — in the wake of the landmark Senate torture report.
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Video“It was an act of self-defense”: Former Trump NSC senior director weighs pros and cons of Soleimani killing
International Spy Museum executive director Chris Costa, who served as the senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council during President Trump’s first year in office, joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss the fallout of the Soleimani killing.
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VideoAre America’s spies a thing of the past?
The digital age is making it more difficult for the U.S. intelligence community to gather information through intel officers. Many people have a digital footprint, and now it looks suspicious if you don’t have one. Jenna McLaughlin, Yahoo News' national security and investigations reporter, gives an overview of her extensive reporting into the secret battle over the future of America’s undercover spies.
