The divide between the generals and the spies was codified in 1994, ensuring the Pentagon ran its counterterrorism fight in a vacuum while the intelligence community stayed on the sidelines.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Eight servicemen died in a collision of helicopters in the Iranian desert; a Top Secret report frames the catastrophe as a justification to expand the military's covert reach.
By Desmond Okafor ·
A formal statement to Congress in March 2000 codified the shift toward preemptive strikes and the use of rapid response teams, while masking the kinetic operations they supported.
By Desmond Okafor ·