John Kiriakou / TruthdigDec 3, 2016
Progressives have no reason to be optimistic about retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser or Rep. Michael Pompeo as CIA director. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 24, 2016
Potential additions to the president-elect’s administration represent a shift in foreign policy position, perhaps contradicting some of his campaign promises.
Potential additions to the president-elect’s administration represent a shift in foreign policy position, contradicting his campaign promises. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 24, 2016
The Obama administration has made an example of Jeffrey Sterling, the first whistleblower convicted under the Espionage Act. Now the former CIA agent is being denied proper medical care in the federal detention center where he is imprisoned after being sentenced to three years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 11, 2016
McMullin, a former CIA officer and congressional policy director, explains his stance on same-sex marriage, foreign policy and the economy. McMullin, a former CIA officer and congressional policy director, explains his stance on same-sex marriage, foreign policy and the economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Joel WhitneyAug 2, 2016
The collaboration between the CIA and some of the world's most acclaimed writers is investigated in this gripping new book. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMay 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 )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 18, 2015
How did the veteran journalist's recent investigation into how the Obama administration might not have shot straight with its account of how Osama bin Laden met his end in 2011 turn into another tedious attempt to shoot the messenger by certain members of the U.S. media? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 10, 2014
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, revealed that the CIA lied to many people, including former President George W. Bush, about the heinous torture methods it employed. Until 2006, that is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKOct 25, 2013
Former Moveon.org Washington, D.C., director Tom Matzzie live-Tweeted overheard (and ill-advised) "on background" phone conversations on a train between former spy chief Michael Hayden and reporters. And no, he hasn't moved in with Edward Snowden for protection. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2013
A Bureau of Investigative Journalism report published Thursday "appears to confirm" that the Central Intelligence Agency targeted rescuers at sites of previous drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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