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Ashes, Again
Tim Weiner returns with a damning chronicle of the CIA’s post-9/11 missteps, from torture to Iraq—and the impunity that followed.
Jul 12
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Seth Hettena
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One Battle, Two Films
A major motion picture and a documentary aim to tell different stories about a 2002 battle in Afghanistan—and the Medal of Honor.
Jul 8
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Seth Hettena
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The Spy Who Tracked Me
Who needs the CIA when you’ve got mobile phone data?
Jul 2
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Seth Hettena
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June 2025
Silicon Colonels
The Army recruited four tech visionaries and made them lieutenant colonels. Is this cosplay, modernization—or something else?
Jun 25
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Seth Hettena
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The Video They Tried to Bury
The untold story behind the John Chapman video
Jun 19
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Seth Hettena
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SEAL Scandal Shadows Pentagon Appointment
Hell Week scandal follows Brad Geary to Washington, derailing top Navy job
Jun 11
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Seth Hettena
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SEAL Scandal Shadows Pentagon Appointment
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AI espionage is here—and it found me
After I exposed a shady “consultancy” that tried to recruit me, OpenAI confirmed what I suspected: it was part of a Chinese AI-powered spy op.
Jun 5
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Seth Hettena
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AI espionage is here—and it found me
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That Time Chinese Intelligence Tried to Recruit Me
How I found myself on the receiving end of a Chinese spy recruitment pitch and stumbled into the strange new frontier of AI-assisted espionage.
Jun 3
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Seth Hettena
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May 2025
"I will not be silenced": Inside the scandal rocking SEAL Team Four
An exclusive look at internal Navy documents reveals how leadership ignored allegations of racism until SecDef Pete Hegseth's lawyer got involved.
May 29
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Seth Hettena
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"I will not be silenced": Inside the scandal rocking SEAL Team Four
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My Uncle Seymour: A Legacy of Courage and Sacrifice
Remembering Seymour Levine, my namesake, whose service in World War II left an indelible mark on our family.
May 26
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Seth Hettena
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My Uncle Seymour: A Legacy of Courage and Sacrifice
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Exclusive: Navy SEALs Confront Racism Allegations After Black Operator Targeted With Offensive Memes
A Black SEAL was mocked with racist memes and stripped of his Trident. SEAL command reversed course, but the case has exposed fault lines inside one of…
May 20
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Seth Hettena
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Exclusive: Navy SEALs Confront Racism Allegations After Black Operator Targeted With Offensive Memes
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An Open Letter to Secretary Hegseth
"I'm Sorry for What You're About to See": A Mother’s Call for Accountability in Military Suicide Crisis
May 15
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Teri Caserta
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An Open Letter to Secretary Hegseth
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