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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Air Force Wants To Wear Computers (After Army Took Them Off)

Jan 10, 2012 6:30 AM

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You're Welcome, Tehran! U.S. Navy Frees Iranians From Pirates

Jan 6, 2012 12:10 PM

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Four Contradictions in Obama's New Defense Plan

Jan 6, 2012 6:30 AM

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Obama's New Defense Plan: Drones, Spec Ops and Cyber War

Jan 5, 2012 12:57 PM

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Michael Hastings: McChrystal Was 'Complex,' Obama Was Naive, Afghanistan Is Hopeless

Jan 5, 2012 8:18 AM

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GOP's New Hope: Bomb Iran, Send Nuke Scientists to Gitmo, Distract 'Eye of Mordor'

Jan 4, 2012 9:16 AM

Politics

White House denies CIA teleported Obama to Mars

Jan 4, 2012 5:15 AM

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White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars

Jan 3, 2012 3:00 PM

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Bed, Breakfast And Bombing Runs: China Turns Soviet Aircraft Carrier Into Hotel

Dec 30, 2011 6:30 AM

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Either Your Phone Plays Taliban Ringtones, or You Die

Dec 29, 2011 6:30 AM

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Photos: China's New/Used Aircraft Carrier Ain't Scary

Dec 28, 2011 6:30 AM

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Radio Zeta: How Mexico's Drug Cartels Stay Networked

Dec 27, 2011 3:41 PM

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U.S.: 'Lack of Trust' in Pakistanis Fueled Helo Disaster

Dec 22, 2011 11:13 AM

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Beers in Baghdad: Remembering the World's Most Dangerous Bar

Dec 22, 2011 6:30 AM

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It's Not a UFO, Just a Killer Drone for an Aircraft Carrier

Dec 21, 2011 1:49 PM

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Eight U.S. Soldiers Charged In Death of Fellow Soldier

Dec 21, 2011 8:35 AM

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U.S. Holds On to Biometrics Database of 3 Million Iraqis

Dec 21, 2011 6:30 AM

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Pakistan's Taliban Launches Jihad Against Sexting

Dec 19, 2011 3:57 PM

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North Korea Fires Off Missile As Kim Jong-Il Dies

Dec 19, 2011 8:16 AM

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Newt Gingrich, Prophet of Nation Building

Dec 19, 2011 6:30 AM