Author Archive
Dashiell Bennett
Defense
A Second Texas Healthcare Worker Has Ebola
The unidentified hospital employee also treated the first U.S. patient who died last week in Dallas.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Atlantic
Defense
New Book Claims CIA Guards Were Told to Stand Down During Benghazi Attack
Five members of a private security team say an unidentified CIA station chief ordered them not to intervene (against their protests) as the consulate was under attack by militants.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
British Intelligence Reportedly IDs James Foley's Executioner
"Jihad John" is believed to be Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a 23-year-old from London who went to Syria to join Islamist forces last year.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Autopsy Report Says Michael Brown Shot Twice in the Head
Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal medical examiner to do a separate, independent examination.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Police Just Missed a Chance to Stop the LAX Shooter at His Home
Note indicates killer deliberately targeted TSA agents, because he distrusted the government and wanted to 'instill fear into their traitorous minds.'
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management
This Sad Kid at the Zoo Is Now the Defining Image of the Shutdown
Prepare to feel heartbroken.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Reports: Al-Qaeda Has Gone Quiet Since Surveillance Leaks
News scoops have exposed spy methods.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Obama Has 'Grave Concerns,' but No Action Yet on Egypt and Syria
President continues to speak the language of caution and diplomacy.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management
The CIA Laid Off the People Who Declassify Their Secrets
Agency has disbanded its Historical Collections Division due to sequestration.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Manning was convicted last month on charges of theft and violations of the Espionage Act.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Pay & Benefits
The Obamas Get a New Puppy
Sunny is a Portuguese Water Dog, like Bo.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
U.S. Evacuates a Consulate in Pakistan
Officials say the threat is unrelated to vague threats that closed embassies in the last week.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Friends of the Tsarnaev Brothers Indicted by Grand Jury
Two men allegedly tried to hide evidence after learning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a suspect.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
U.S. and Britain Evacuate Their Embassies In Yemen
Move comes after an American drone strike killed at least four suspected al-Qaeda militants there.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Oversight
Man Gets $4 Million from the DEA After Being Locked Up for Days Without Water
Agents placed the student in a 5-by-10-foot holding cell for nearly five days without checking on him.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management
Someone Threw Paint on the Lincoln Memorial
The incident occurred early Friday morning.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Oversight
Congress Sets a New Record for Being Hated
In a new poll, more than 80 percent of respondents disapprove of Congress.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted of Kidnapping Terror Suspects Is Arrested in Panama
Arrest opens the possibility he could be sent to prison for an 'extraordinary rendition.'
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
The Afghanistan Negotiations Are Not Going Well
Neither side is willing to talk.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense
A New Reconstruction of the Deadly Night in Benghazi
Fresh details won't necessarily answer the larger questions about the attack.
- Dashiell Bennett, The Wire