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Spencer Ackerman
Senior Reporter
Spencer Ackerman, a former WIRED senior writer, is the author of
Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
. He writes the
Forever Wars
newsletter.
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Living Memory
The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital
Mar 27, 2026 6:00 AM
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Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech, Civil Liberties, and Keeping the Government Out of Your Email
May 30, 2013 12:57 PM
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Army's Fingerprint and Iris Databases Head for the Cloud
May 30, 2013 9:30 AM
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New Drone Strike Undercuts Obama's Promises on Robot War
May 29, 2013 9:32 AM
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Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy
May 24, 2013 10:43 AM
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Exclusive: Congressman Preps Bill to End Terror War Authority
May 23, 2013 5:35 PM
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Obama Swears Drone Surge Is Done
May 23, 2013 3:04 PM
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Navy's High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its First Flight
May 22, 2013 2:21 PM
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FBI Kills Ex-MMA Fighter Tied to Boston Bombing Suspect
May 22, 2013 9:48 AM
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4 Questions Obama's Big National Security Speech Should Answer
May 22, 2013 6:30 AM
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Hunger Striker Launches Twitter Campaign to Close Gitmo
May 20, 2013 12:28 PM
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Slowly, Military Opens the Door to Outside Prosecutions for Sexual Assault
May 17, 2013 4:18 PM
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Terrorist Entered Witness Protection, Then Fled the United States
May 16, 2013 6:13 PM
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Pentagon Spec Ops Chief Sees '10 to 20' More Years of War Against al-Qaida
May 16, 2013 11:49 AM
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Navy's Historic Drone Launch From an Aircraft Carrier Has an Asterisk
May 14, 2013 3:54 PM
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Donald Rumsfeld Wants to Give You the Most Ironic Life Lessons Ever
May 14, 2013 6:30 AM
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Afghans Claim to Have Video of U.S. Special Forces Guy Torturing Civilians
May 13, 2013 12:35 PM
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Nyet! Now Russia Won't Sell Badass Missile to Syria
May 10, 2013 12:25 PM
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Benghazi Rescue Was Impossible, Pentagon Swears
May 8, 2013 2:50 PM
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Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to 'Submit'
May 7, 2013 12:45 PM
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