Libya becomes part of the war on terror in two thousand four when momarkadafy decides that it's going to take its w m d capability. Meanwhile, corafi's overthrow help spread islamist militancy south into the sehel. And this all provided not an opportunity for any sort of reflection on the wisdom of us policy. What it really offers is a brand new partnership with the c i A where it will perform a whole lot of torture on the c iA's behalf against people it already wants tortured.
Episode two of The Dig’s War on Terror trilogy with Spencer Ackerman: Obama, ISIS, and the Sustainable War.
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