Politics

Fired CIA Officer Was Top NSC Director

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The CIA officer reportedly fired for leaking classified intelligence information is Mary O. McCarthy, who until 2001 was senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney: I Wasn’t Sleeping During Hu’s Visit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The vice president claims that he was, in fact, reading his notes when this picture was taken. Check the ABC news slide show to see for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Normon Solomon: Changing a Face While Keeping Policies in Place

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The departure of White House press secretary Scott McClellan is a classic instance of ditching the pitchman in an effort to improve the image of the product. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CIA Agent on ’60 Minutes’: Bush Ignored WMD Evidence

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The former highest-ranking CIA officer in Europe tells Ed Bradley that the White House ignored intelligence that said there were no WMDs or an active weapons program in Iraq. The interview airs on CBS Sunday, April 23. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: CIA Agent Fired for Leaking

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The CIA has fired an agent who allegedly leaked information about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe to The Washington Post, reports MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. Fox News has more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Read About ‘The Worst President in History’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2006 The Rolling Stone article that everyone has been waiting for is out. Read it in full here. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rove’s Replacement Was Fake Florida Protester

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2006 The new White House policy chief, who is filling Karl Rove's shoes in that post, took part in the infamous "Brooks Brothers riot" of 2000, in which GOP operatives, dressed as protesters, tried to intimidate officials engaged in the Florida recount. (Via Truthout.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Fitzgerald Presents Rove Evidence to Grand Jury

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 It's the first time this year that Fitzgerald has told jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against the White House operative, according to Truthout's Jason Leopold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuclear Showdown in Nevada

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 The government will detonate a massive amount of conventional explosives to figure out the math on a tactical nuclear weapon--perhaps to be used on Iran, warns Air America host Randi Rhodes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Critical of Rumsfeld’s Handling of War

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 The former "straight-shooter" (who has recently reversed his stances on several issues) is nevertheless steadfast on his support of the Iraq war, despite being "a bit resentful" of the Secretary of Defense "for the way the war has been poorly handled." (via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq War Spending Doubles Since Invasion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 Annual war expenditures have risen from $48 billion in 2003 to an anticipated $94 billion in 2006, thanks to the expected largest emergency spending bill in history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spy Chief Draws Bipartisan Criticism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 Democrats and Republicans don't agree on a lot these days, but they do agree that the US' new spy chief, John Negroponte, is "creating just another blanket of bureaucracy, muffling rather than clarifying the dangers lurking in the world," according to the N. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )