No Big Surprise: Torture Yields Bogus Info

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2009 New declassified information reveals that the CIA’s torture programs produced false information. September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted he made up stories under torture, refuting a long-standing and still-used Bush administration argument that harsh interrogation yields highly valuable information. Rachel Maddow provides the details. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fight for Gay Marriage Goes Federal

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2009 Theodore B. Olson and David Boies were Supreme Court adversaries in the landmark Bush v. Gore case, but the two lawyers have joined forces to take the fight for gay marriage into federal court. Fearing an unfriendly Supreme Court, some prominent gay rights groups are criticizing the shift in strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Mirrors

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Pastor Says Border Patrol Worked Him Over

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2009 Pastor Steven Anderson of Tempe, Ariz., says he was Tasered, assaulted and denied medical treatment after he refused to submit to a search by Border Patrol officers at an immigration checkpoint east of San Diego. The ACLU has called the area a "Constitution-free zone" where such abuse has become commonplace. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nine Secret Bush-Era Documents Released

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2009 The Justice Department has released nine secret memos and opinions written by the Office of Legal Counsel that authorized some of the Bush administration's unlawful national security policies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

CIA Torture Coverup Was Worse Than We Knew

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Remember those two videotapes documenting "enhanced interrogation" that the CIA destroyed, despite a judge's order to preserve such evidence? Well, it turns out the agency wiped 90 more just like them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Immigration Conundrum

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2009 One of the worst messes facing the Obama administration is the disgraceful state of the federal government’s immigration detention centers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Maryland Police Keep You Safe From Terrorist Nuns

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2008 How did two nuns end up on a list of terrorists? Blame a now-defunct investigation by the Maryland State Police, who sent undercover troopers to spy on political groups and identify supposed terrorists, among them pacifists, environmentalists, a congressional candidate and those two feisty nuns. Update Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ugly America

Mike Farrell / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 “You really do hate America!” This was the parting shot from a man I had just debated on a television show shortly before the invasion of Iraq. Because he’s a notorious right-wing blowhard, I laughed it off as the raving of a crackpot in extremis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

FBI Coming to a Public Location Near You

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2008 The Justice Department was dotting the i's and crossing the t's on Friday on a new set of rules designed to help FBI agents zero in on potential national security threats within the U.S., allowing them to gather information in public places -- and even conduct interviews -- without identifying themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paddling Persists in U.S. Schools

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 According to a study by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU, plenty of schoolteachers still spank and swat their students, particularly in the South. Researchers found that black, Native American and special-education students were especially vulnerable to corporal punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Military Court Finds Osama’s Driver Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2008 Osama bin Laden's alleged driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, was convicted Wednesday by a military court on five counts of supporting terrorism. The decision was largely symbolic, since the U.S. had reserved the right, regardless of guilt or innocence, to detain Hamdan indefinitely. The ACLU called the verdict a "monumental debacle." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )