Jason Vest is a Senior Correspondent for The American Prospect and a contributor to the Boston Phoenix and The Nation, specializing in intelligence and national security affairs. He also holds an Ochberg Fellowship with the University of Washington's Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Recognized by American Journalism Review in 2002 as an "Unsung Hero of Washington Journalism," Vest has previously done staff stints at the Washington Post, US News & World Report and Village Voice. He covered the Eritrea-Ethiopia border war (1999-2000), as a correspondent for The Scotsman, and was awarded...