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.

Security

Iraq's First Hackerspace Will Run on 'Irrational Optimism'

Sep 18, 2012 6:30 AM

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Flight of The Mystery Drone: Bird 'Bot Flew over Iraq

Sep 17, 2012 9:00 AM

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U.S. Did Tech Deals With Egypt and Libya While Embassies Burned

Sep 14, 2012 5:05 PM

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Every Military Program Slashed 9.4% If 'Automatic' Cuts Kick In

Sep 14, 2012 3:00 PM

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Military Hangs Back as FBI Hunts Benghazi Killers

Sep 13, 2012 4:21 PM

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What Happened in Benghazi Was a Battle

Sep 12, 2012 6:31 PM

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U.S. Drones Never Left Libya; Will Hunt Benghazi Thugs

Sep 12, 2012 3:24 PM

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Marines Head to Libya After Mob Kills Ambassador

Sep 12, 2012 10:49 AM

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@Fault: Besieged U.S. Embassy #Fails Its Twitter Defense

Sep 11, 2012 7:37 PM

Security

The Pentagon Doesn't Trust Its Own Robots

Sep 11, 2012 12:00 PM

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This 9/11 Commemorates the Zombie War on Terror

Sep 11, 2012 6:30 AM

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Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away

Sep 10, 2012 5:31 PM

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AWOL From Obama's Speech: U.S. Mission After Bin Laden

Sep 6, 2012 11:58 PM

Security

U.S. Used This Torture Box to Interrogate Gadhafi's Enemies

Sep 6, 2012 1:43 PM

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What Obama Won't Say in Charlotte: War on Terror Is Done

Sep 4, 2012 5:00 AM

Security

Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

Aug 30, 2012 6:30 AM

Security

Spec Op Chief Says Blabbermouths Face 'Criminal Prosecution'

Aug 24, 2012 2:00 PM

Security

What Surge? Afghanistan's Most Violent Places Stay Bad, Despite Extra Troops

Aug 23, 2012 4:54 PM

Security

Top U.S. General: We Don't Know Why Afghan Troops Are Killing Us

Aug 23, 2012 11:19 AM

Culture

Jason Aaron on the End of Scalped, Comics' Answer to Deadwood and The Wire

Aug 22, 2012 6:30 AM