andrew cockburn

Did Russia Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2016 The answer to that question is "no," Andrew Cockburn writes after examining “what few facts are known about the hack” -- an examination that was closer than that of The Washington Post. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Assassination as Washington Policy and How It Failed, 1990-2015

By Andrew Cockburn, TomDispatch Apr 29, 2015 The strangest part of the story is that a strategy that achieved the very opposite of its intended goal in the drug wars would later be applied full scale to the war on terror -- with exactly the same results. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Leaving the Killing to Computers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 19, 2015 The Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine, Andrew Cockburn, tells Jon Stewart about the increasingly technologically dependent and hands-off process that American officials use to kill militants and, inadvertently, civilians in other countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmed Chalabi, Chief Peddler of False WMDs, Meets U.S. Officials

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 Harper's Magazine Washington editor Andrew Cockburn comments on the mounting pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form a less sectarian government or resign -- and the meeting between the U.S. State Department's top official in Iraq and a potential candidate to replace al-Maliki. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andrew Cockburn’s Rumsfeld Revelations

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 The storied journalist speaks to Truthdig about his new book, "Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall and Catastrophic Legacy," which offers fresh insight into the real force behind the Iraq debacle. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )