American Nabbed in Pakistan Has CIA Ties

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Last month's arrest in Pakistan of one Raymond Davis, an American working security for other U.S. operatives in Lahore -- and an American with clear employment ties to the CIA and previously to Blackwater Worldwide -- has made for additional diplomatic strain between the two nations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s CIA Cover-Up

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2009 In a report that's sure to surprise absolutely nobody, The New York Times revealed on Saturday that former Vice President Dick Cheney explicitly ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to keep a "counterterrorism program" -- of an as-yet-unknown nature -- secret from Congress. The program reportedly existed for eight years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )