FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
A federal court filing gives an unprecedented window into the FBI's use of spy planes for wall-to-wall surveillance on a suspect.
Margot Williams
Margot Williams is the Research Editor for Investigations at The Intercept. Her career at the Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is one of the most respected in the investigative reporting world. She has pursued jihadis online and detainees who died in U.S. immigration detention, investigated Iraq war contractors, and followed the money (and private jets) of mayors, governors, senators, presidential candidates, and ex-presidents. And she has spread her passion for investigative journalism — and her incredible ferreting skills — at numerous international workshops over the years.
During 14 years at the Washington Post, she was a member of two Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, for a 1998 investigation of D.C. police shootings of civilians and then again in 2001 for national coverage of terrorism. In the aftermath of 9/11 at the Washington Post and later at the New York Times, she investigated the network of jets and shell companies involved in the transport of terrorism suspects among secret prisons around the globe. She compiled the first list of the Guantánamo detainees — years before their names were made public — and created the comprehensive Guantánamo database on the Times website. In 2011, she analyzed the Guantánamo documents leaked by Chelsea Manning for NPR and the New York Times.
During 14 years at the Washington Post, she was a member of two Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, for a 1998 investigation of D.C. police shootings of civilians and then again in 2001 for national coverage of terrorism. In the aftermath of 9/11 at the Washington Post and later at the New York Times, she investigated the network of jets and shell companies involved in the transport of terrorism suspects among secret prisons around the globe. She compiled the first list of the Guantánamo detainees — years before their names were made public — and created the comprehensive Guantánamo database on the Times website. In 2011, she analyzed the Guantánamo documents leaked by Chelsea Manning for NPR and the New York Times.
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Biden Is Expanding Trump’s War on “Domestic Violent Extremism” — and It’s Sweeping Up Black People
Far from breaking with Trump’s civil disorder prosecutions, Biden has doubled down with an expansive view of extremism.
DOJ Is Considering Charging Capitol Rioters With Seditious Conspiracy, Felony Murder
As officials promise to bring harsh charges, advocates warn that we can’t “prosecute or jail our way out of a burgeoning fascist movement.”
FBI Counterterrorism Informant Spent a Decade Committing Fraud
While working to ensnare Muslims in FBI stings, Mohammed Agbareia preyed on the Islamic community as a con man.
Protests for Black Lives
Federal Prosecutors Engaged in Unprecedented Push to Jail Protesters Before Trial
Shamar Betts has been detained since June for a provocative flyer he posted on Facebook amid protests over the killing of George Floyd.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Numbers Reflect New York City’s Deep Economic Divide
The data is in line with long-established health disparities in New York City, where the poor and people of color tend to suffer worse health outcomes.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms
“Don’t be fooled by ‘enhanced interrogation,’” torture architect James Mitchell told the court. “You are doing coercive physical techniques.”
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Architect of CIA's Torture Program Testifies Just Yards From Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded
“I suspected from the beginning that I would end up here,” psychologist James Mitchell told a Guantánamo Bay courtroom.
The Iran Cables
Leaked Iranian Intelligence Reports Expose Tehran's Vast Web of Influence in Iraq
Seven hundred pages of leaked documents reveal how Iranian spies have infiltrated every aspect of Iraqi political life.
A Declassified Court Ruling Shows How the FBI Abused NSA Mass Surveillance Data
By abusing the NSA’s mass surveillance data, the FBI may have violated the rights of millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled.