Annie Jacobsen

About Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen writes the "Backstory" blog (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/back-story/) for the Los Angeles Times Magazine.

Articles by Annie Jacobsen

DHS Conducts 'Drive-by' Surveillance. What’s Next?
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DHS Conducts 'Drive-by' Surveillance. What’s Next?

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The Department of Homeland Security Wants to Friend You?
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The Department of Homeland Security Wants to Friend You?

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TSA: Living on Borrowed Time?
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TSA: Living on Borrowed Time?

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A Colossal DHS Error, or a Tale of Two Terrorists Gone Awry?
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A Colossal DHS Error, or a Tale of Two Terrorists Gone Awry?

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Likely Terror Attack 'Dry Run' Exposes Dangerous TSA Missteps (Updated)
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Likely Terror Attack 'Dry Run' Exposes Dangerous TSA Missteps (Updated)

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The 'Super User' Problem and Other Top Secret America Enigmas
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The 'Super User' Problem and Other Top Secret America Enigmas

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Shoulder-Fired Missiles an Ever-Present Threat to U.S. Planes
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Shoulder-Fired Missiles an Ever-Present Threat to U.S. Planes

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Why Wasn’t American Al-Qaeda Ghostwriter on No-Fly List?
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Why Wasn’t American Al-Qaeda Ghostwriter on No-Fly List?

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Arizona Park a 'No-Go' Zone for American Citizens
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Arizona Park a 'No-Go' Zone for American Citizens

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Bounty Hunters, Soldiers of Fortune, and Mercenaries for God
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Bounty Hunters, Soldiers of Fortune, and Mercenaries for God

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New Russian Missile System a Tool for Terrorists?
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New Russian Missile System a Tool for Terrorists?

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SIGINT Spy Drone Key to Capturing Shahzad?
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SIGINT Spy Drone Key to Capturing Shahzad?

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Top Terrorists Killed in Iraq, and We Only Hear From Biden?
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Top Terrorists Killed in Iraq, and We Only Hear From Biden?

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Nuclear Waste Leaves Workers Near Death in India
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Nuclear Waste Leaves Workers Near Death in India

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Not So Funny: Qatari Diplomat's Shoe Joke
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Not So Funny: Qatari Diplomat's Shoe Joke

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Second Obama Nominee for TSA Withdraws in Scandal
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Second Obama Nominee for TSA Withdraws in Scandal

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Release the Al-Awlaki/Major Nidal Hasan Correspondence Now!
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Release the Al-Awlaki/Major Nidal Hasan Correspondence Now!

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Terror Suspects Had Jobs at British Airways and ... U.S. Nuclear Facilities
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Terror Suspects Had Jobs at British Airways and ... U.S. Nuclear Facilities

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Two British Airways Employees Arrested in Terror Funding Plot
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Two British Airways Employees Arrested in Terror Funding Plot

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Al-Qaeda-Linked Terrorist Claims American Support
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Terrorist Claims American Support

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Eleven-Man Team Assassinates Hamas Commander (Updated)
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Eleven-Man Team Assassinates Hamas Commander (Updated)

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Taliban Wants to Exchange U.S. Soldier for ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’
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Taliban Wants to Exchange U.S. Soldier for ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’

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Counterterrorism Scorecard: New Jersey Store Clerk: ‘A+,’ Congress: ‘F’
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Counterterrorism Scorecard: New Jersey Store Clerk: ‘A+,’ Congress: ‘F’

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Little Rock Shooter Says He’s with Al-Qaeda in Yemen
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Little Rock Shooter Says He’s with Al-Qaeda in Yemen

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Al-Qaeda Targets the Navy
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Al-Qaeda Targets the Navy

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Armed TSA Agents Threaten Travel Journalist
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Armed TSA Agents Threaten Travel Journalist

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Detroit Bomber Failure: His Dad Tried to Warn U.S. Authorities
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Detroit Bomber Failure: His Dad Tried to Warn U.S. Authorities

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TSA Dodges Congressional Investigation of Breach
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TSA Dodges Congressional Investigation of Breach

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TSA Hands Al-Qaeda Its Playbook
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TSA Hands Al-Qaeda Its Playbook

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Blaming Blackwater: Pakistan Awash in Conspiracy Theories
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Blaming Blackwater: Pakistan Awash in Conspiracy Theories

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Terror Returns to Russia: What Will Putin Do? (Updated)
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Terror Returns to Russia: What Will Putin Do? (Updated)

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Al-Qaeda Somalia Abroad: A Threat to Israel and the U.S.
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Al-Qaeda Somalia Abroad: A Threat to Israel and the U.S.

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Federal Air Marshal on Trial for Rape in UK
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Federal Air Marshal on Trial for Rape in UK

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Could Terrorists Attack Pakistan’s Nuclear Facilities? They Already Have
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Could Terrorists Attack Pakistan’s Nuclear Facilities? They Already Have

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Is the White House Really Neglecting Bioterror?
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Is the White House Really Neglecting Bioterror?

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Inside the Predator's War on Terror
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Inside the Predator's War on Terror

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Two European Nuclear Scientists Arrested as Al-Qaeda Suspects
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Two European Nuclear Scientists Arrested as Al-Qaeda Suspects

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Zazi, Homegrown Terrorists, and the American Mosque
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Zazi, Homegrown Terrorists, and the American Mosque

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Trouble in Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda’s 'Bum' Assassination Attempt
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Trouble in Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda’s 'Bum' Assassination Attempt

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Does Omar Bin Laden's Tell-All Reveal the Contents of Sandy Berger's Pants?
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Does Omar Bin Laden's Tell-All Reveal the Contents of Sandy Berger's Pants?

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Al-Qaeda Murders Its Way Across the Sahara
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Al-Qaeda Murders Its Way Across the Sahara

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Two French Agents Kidnapped in Somalia — Why Were They There?
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Two French Agents Kidnapped in Somalia — Why Were They There?

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Was Sa’ad Bin Laden Managing Al-Qaeda from Iran?
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Was Sa’ad Bin Laden Managing Al-Qaeda from Iran?

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Was Terrorism Behind Air France Crash?
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Was Terrorism Behind Air France Crash?

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Bin Laden's Bridge over Troubled Waters
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Bin Laden's Bridge over Troubled Waters

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It's Not Over: What About the Rest of the Hostages in Somalia?
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It's Not Over: What About the Rest of the Hostages in Somalia?

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Taliban Terrorist Targets Washington
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Taliban Terrorist Targets Washington

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Drone Attacks in Pakistan: The Mystery Deepens
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Drone Attacks in Pakistan: The Mystery Deepens

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U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone over Iraq
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U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone over Iraq

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FBI Chief Faces Pakistani Pandora's Box
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FBI Chief Faces Pakistani Pandora's Box

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