Seymour Hersh Stands by His bin Laden Story, and His Sources

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 19, 2015 Of course the investigative reporter used anonymous sources in his exposé on the bin Laden raid. Only with anonymous sources can journalists get past the wall that the Obama administration has built by prosecuting whistleblowers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hollywood’s Raid on Convention

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Dec 16, 2012 So far, I have not seen any negative reviews of "Zero Dark Thirty" and it is with some reluctance that I'm about to write one. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Was Planning 9/11 Anniversary Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Documents taken from Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound indicate that the head of al-Qaida was plotting an attack to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The records contained names of possible operatives, but little else that was useful, according to Siobhan Gorman of The Wall Street Journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Busts Alleged Aides in Bin Laden Blitz

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2011 This bit of news probably will not help the already dicey relationship between Pakistan and the U.S.: Pakistani officials have arrested five people believed to have assisted the CIA in the operation that felled Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad last month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Watching Himself on TV: Meta or Mundane?

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2011 In one of five seized videos released by the U.S. government Saturday, Osama bin Laden watches himself on the news at his home in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Compound Yields ‘Mother Lode of Intelligence’

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 The U.S. special ops team that took out Osama bin Laden at his compound in Pakistan scooped up an assortment of computer equipment, which the intelligence community is now analyzing. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )