- Peter Finn
- Staff Writer
Peter Finn is a National Security correspondent for The Washington Post. He joined the paper from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1995 and first worked in Virginia for the Metro section. Beginning in 1998, Finn spent 10 years overseas for the paper as the bureau chief in Warsaw, Berlin and then Moscow. He reported on the 1999 war in Kosovo and its aftermath. Following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Finn covered terrorism for the Post, traveling extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Pakistan. He was also part of the Post team that covered the invasion of Iraq, and the American occupation. His last overseas assignment was the Russia-Georgia war, and Finn returned to Washington in 2008.
- The Art of Intelligence Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service by Henry A Crumpton.
- Pakistani doctor who helped CIA hunt for bin Laden sentenced to prison for treason
- In foiled bomb plot, AQAP took bait dangled by Saudi informant
- Al-Qaeda bombmaker represents CIA’s worst fears
- 9/11 detainee’s attorney promises long, hard fight after hearing at Guantanamo
- 9/11 detainees work to disrupt opening of arraignment at Guantanamo Bay
- Khalid Sheik Mohammed, 4 others expected to be arraigned at Guantanamo
- Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, lead prosecutor in 9/11 case, in fight of his career
- Activist Chen Guangcheng: Years of fearless advocacy, and a week of anguish
- New Osama bin Laden documents released
- Inspire, al-Qaeda’s English-language magazine, returns without editor Awlaki
- Documents provide rare insight into FBI’s terrorism stings
- Yemeni officials offer guarantees for repatriation of detainees
- Khalid Sheik Mohammed, alleged 9/11 mastermind, to get new trial
- U.S. expresses concern about treatment of envoy to Russia
- Afghan shootings refocus attention at Fort Lewis-McChord base
- U.S. agrees to transfer control of detainees in Afghanistan
- 5 alleged members of Anonymous hacking group charged
- Holder: U.S. can lawfully target American citizens
- Holder expected to explain rationale for targeting U.S. citizens abroad
- Plea deal in terror suspect’s military trial sparks debate
- Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty, promises cooperation
- At Guantanamo Bay, soccer is in the air again
- Obama orders waivers to new rules on detaining terrorism suspects
- High-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan, in first, reaches plea deal
- Attempted bomber of Detroit-bound plane gets life in prison
- Guantanamo detainee with Baltimore ties is charged with war crimes
- Homeland Security would see slight spending trim
- Awlaki directed Christmas ‘underwear bomber’ plot, Justice Department memo says
- House report criticizes Bush and Obama administrations on Guantanamo
- Egypt’s plan to charge 19 Americans highlights tense relationship with activists
- Guantanamo Bay lawyers to halt written communication
- On 10th anniversary, Guantanamo Bay’s future is unclear
- Guantanamo detainees protest on anniversary
- Afghan President Karzai supports direct U.S.-Taliban talks
- Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry
- U.S. hands over Hezbollah prisoner to Iraq
- National Archives works on declassifying massive backlog of documents
- Intel analyst stripped of clearance settles with DIA, but still doesn’t know why he was fired
- White House threatens to veto defense bill over detainee rules
- Veto threatened over detention provisions
- Senate panel fails to mollify administration on detainee policies
- Alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind Nashiri is arraigned
- Guantanamo detainees cleared for release but left in limbo
- Guantanamo authorities reading attorney-client mail, lawyers say
- Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees say military officials reading privileged mail
- Once-secret Berlin Wall papers released
- Awlaki family angered by U.S. silence
- U.S. modules used to trigger IEDs in Iraq, officials say
- Saudi crown prince’s death sparks succession talk
- Pentagon lawyer warns of militarized approach to counterterrorism
- Awlaki family releases teen's birth certificate
- Anwar al-Awlaki’s family speaks out against his son’s death in airstrike
- Notorious Iranian militant has a connection to alleged assassination plot against Saudi envoy
- Mansour Arbabsiar recalled as upbeat about finances during summer encounter
- Terror trial opens in plane bomb attempt
- Underwear-bomber trial set to begin with Abdulmutallab representing himself
- Political, legal experts want release of Justice Dept. memo supporting killing of Anwar al-Awlaki
- Yemeni al-Qaeda took a blow but remains a threat to U.S.
- Secret U.S. memo sanctioned killing of Aulaqi
- Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft
- Death penalty case set for USS Cole defendant
- Putin may restore tougher tone to relations with U.S.
- A future for drones: Automated killing
- Al-Qaeda operations chief in Pakistan killed
- 9/11 anniversary security sharpened; materials at bin Laden compound worry officials
- N.Y. billing dispute reveals details of secret CIA rendition flights
- The rise and fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi
- Libyan rebels use drone against Gaddafi
- Naser Abdo, AWOL soldier, charged in Fort Hood bomb plot
- Naser Abdo, an AWOL soldier, accused of plotting Fort Hood attack
- Filipino to plead guilty in bid to sell drone on eBay
- Nominee for counterterrorism chief is grilled on Guantanamo Bay detainee plans
- Olsen: Congressman was not misled on detainees
- Attack initial speculation centered on Kurdish group
- Wolf criticizes counterterrorism nominee over detainee resettlement plans
- Classified document about U.S. detention criteria inadvertently given to ACLU
- White House official meets Yemen’s Saleh
- In Somali terror suspect’s case, administration blends military, civilian systems
- Guantanamo detainees see legal progress reversed
- Global race on to match U.S. drone capabilities
- Reports: Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s accuser spoke of his wealth on call after attack
- Olsen nominated to lead National Counterterrorism Center
- Matthew Olsen tapped as next head of NCTC
- Justice Department to investigate deaths of two detainees in CIA custody
- Pentagon names new Guantanamo prosecutor
- Dozens of Islamist militants tunnel out of Yemeni prison
- Anger ramps up in Congress over Obama’s legal defense of Libya operation
- A closer look at Ayman al-Zawahiri
- Ex-Guantanamo detainee goes home — and gets locked up again
- Yemen’s future after Saleh worries U.S. officials
- U.S. government’s attempt to access college archive raises questions
- Elite Yemeni families at center of clashes
- Khalid Sheik Mohammed is re-charged in Sept. 11 attacks
- Guantanamo Bay detainees’ family members may be allowed to visit
- Hunt for bin Laden built on lessons learned from the enemy
- Al-Qaeda couriers provided trail that led to bin Laden
- WikiLeaks documents: New information on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9/11: CANCELED
- WikiLeaks discloses new details on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9/11
- Guantanamo Bay: Why Obama hasn’t fulfilled his promise to close the facility
- Capital charges brought against Guantanamo detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri in USS Cole attack
- CIA recipe for invisible ink among newly released WWI-era documents
- Khalid Sheik Mohammed to be tried by military commission
- Libyan rebels launch offensive; coalition continues pounding Gaddafi’s forces
- Questions raised about U.S. role and goals in Libya
- Gates says U.S. military could enforce a no-fly zone in Libya if Obama ordered one
- Obama creates indefinite detention system for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay
- Peter King, IRA supporter and enthusiastic counter-terrorism advocate
- Coalition of groups rallies outside White House for closure of Guantanamo Bay
- Obama decries curbs on trying detainees in U.S.
- U.S. citizen from Virginia detained in Kuwait says he has been tortured by security agents
- FBI: Saudi student bought materials for bomb, considered Bush home as target
- Experts say Gaddafi relying on paramilitary forces, foreign mercenaries to crush protests
- Experts say Gaddafi relying on paramilitary forces, foreign mercenaries to crush protests
- Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured
- Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured
- Silent films recovered: These new releases are oldest in a long time
- Terrorist threat may be at most 'heightened state' since 9/11, Napolitano says
- Terrorist threat may be at most 'heightened state' since 9/11, Napolitano says
- Silent films recovered: These new releases are oldest in a long time
- Silent films recovered: These new releases are oldest in a long time
- Bush trip to Switzerland called off amid threats of protests, legal action
- Bush trip to Switzerland called off amid threats of protests, legal action
- Leaked cable tells of 3 previously undisclosed members of 9/11 plot
- Leaked cable tells of 3 previously undisclosed members of 9/11 plot
- Embassy bomber receives life sentence
- Privacy issues hover over police drone use
- Domestic use of aerial drones by law enforcement likely to prompt privacy debate
- 'I felt like I was getting kidnapped'
- N.Va. teen who was on no-fly list tells of his ordeal in Kuwait
- Detained Va. teen set to return to U.S.
- Va. teen detained in Kuwait returns to U.S., reunites with family
- Report: Top al-Qaeda figure killed Pearl
- Khalid Sheik Mohammed killed U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, report finds
- Va. man held in Kuwait unable to board flight to U.S.
- Alexandria man detained in Kuwait is turned away from U.S.-bound flight
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