THE NATION The Shadow War Tom Engelhardt & Nick Turse The secret war that lies behind the CIA's recent intelligence disaster in Afghanistan. We were warned by the slogging retreat of the bear, the escape from the mountains and caves, leaving shadows of our making in a proud and mournful beam. Two Blackwater Guards Arrested on Murder Charges Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater The Blackwater guards are charged with killing two Afghan civilians in May 2009. Amid our insolence, murderers pinched the flame. We’ve made our way to the gallows, heads bent, war has given birth to our shame. Blackwater and the Khost Bombing: Is the CIA Deceiving Congress? Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater Two Blackwater contractors died in a December 30 suicide bombing at a CIA station in Afghanistan, suggesting that the company is more enmeshed in CIA business than the agency admits. Onward into another secret, a new shadow, up, up, up. Beckoning our weary and exposed legs the dismal general com...
(The Weaver's Song)