The mercenary group Blackwater has long been a target for criticism — but when a investigator from the State Department started looking into reports of fraud and abuse, Blackwaters top manager threatened to have him killed. A deep investigation by the New York Times James Risen has turned up evidence of widespread wrongdoing by the […]
The Tunisian city of Sayada now has an innovative new mesh network, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the State Department. In the case of severe web blocking, like Tunisians faced in 2011, mesh networks could be the citizens only means of digital communications. Still, the promise of open communications has led the State […]
The State Department hoped the building of satellite monitoring stations might soften tempers between the US and Russia, which have flared in the wake of asylum for Edward Snowden and arguments over Syrian politcs. Congressional Republicans, the Pentagon and …
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