Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen writes about aviation and intelligence. She blogs at TheAviationNation.com and is working on a new book for Little Brown and Company.

Child Abuse Case Used to Question the Patriot Act

Monday, February 9th, 2009 - by Annie Jacobsen

This is what happens when journalists opt for sensationalism over substance.

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Algeria, the CIA, Rape, and the Black Plague

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 - by Annie Jacobsen

Rape accusations against the CIA station chief in Algeria could not have come at a worse time in the battle against bioweapons.

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Drone Warfare in the Obama Administration

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 - by Annie Jacobsen

Many assumed that Predator attacks on terrorist targets would stop once Obama entered office. They haven't. (Also watch Annie Jacobsen at PJTV.)

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Danger at Sea: When Pirates Become Islamists

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

Al-Qaeda-backed jihadists are about to overrun a key pirate stronghold in Somalia — when they do, expect the country to explode.

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Dropping the Ball on Terrorists’ Nuclear Bomb

Friday, December 5th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

As the American people and their government dawdle, the threat of a WMD attack grows. (Also, Roger L. Simon on After Mumbai: Torture Reconsidered.)

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The Strange Death of Britain’s Most Wanted Terrorist

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

The killing of Rashid Rauf raises questions about information sharing between the U.S. and Great Britain.

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Hezbollah and Drug Lords: A Dangerous Alliance

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

Traffickers are frighteningly able to help their new partners smuggle deadly weapons.

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Drug Subs: David and Goliath on the High Seas

Monday, October 20th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

The Coast Guard's ongoing effort to hunt them has profound national security implications.

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Muslim World’s Vice Squads Hunt ‘Jewish’ Barbie Dolls

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

Wait until they realize some of their favorite comic book characters were created by Jews as well.

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Horn of Africa Turns into Pirate Central

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 - by Annie Jacobsen

Piracy in Somalia replaces fishing as the most profitable industry.

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