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Revenge on the CIF - How “The Haters” Cut Special Forces’ Last Link To JSOC

The past, and maybe future, of the Special Forces' in-extremis response team

Jun 23 •

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A High Side fireside chat with Sean and Jack

National security stories past, present, and future

Jun 21 •

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April 2023

Zeroed Out: How JSOC’s Omega teams enabled the CIA’s Afghan militias

The joint CIA/JSOC hunter-killer teams stalked Afghanistan for nearly twenty years

Apr 26 •

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March 2023

In a First, Army Selects Pilot to Command Delta Force

“Everyone is flabbergasted”

Mar 14 •

February 2023

BIDEN’S UKRAINE TRIP A CHANCE FOR SECRET SERVICE AND JSOC TO RENEW OLD TIES

A task force of the U.S. military’s most elite special operators deployed to Europe to support President Joe Biden’s 23-hour visit to Ukraine, according…

Feb 24 •

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November 2022

Welcome to The High Side

A new outlet for national security investigative journalism with Sean D. Naylor and Jack Murphy

Nov 14, 2022 •

This is the High Side, a newsletter for in-depth national security reporting.

Nov 7, 2022 •

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