America’s Darkest Secrets Are Laid Bare in ‘The Report’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 29, 2019 A film about the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture brings to life the reality of crimes the agency committed post-9/11. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Romania and Lithuania Accepted Secret CIA Jails, Court Finds

ALISON MUTLER and LIUDAS DAPKAS / The Associated Press May 31, 2018 The European Court of Human Rights rules that the two EU countries allowed the detention and abuse of a Saudi and a Palestinian at secret U.S. prisons. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gina Haspel

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Gina Haspel’s Disqualifying Record of CIA Torture

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 15, 2018 The newly appointed CIA director's career at the intelligence agency spans more than three decades. While her work is shrouded in secrecy, two things are well known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver Rips Into One of President Obama’s Most ‘Inarguable Failures’: Gitmo (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 "No amount of sugar coating can cover up the reality of what we have done at Guantanamo Bay," said the "Last Week Tonight" host in a segment advocating the permanent closure of the controversial detention center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the CIA’s Darkest Torture Secrets Were Exposed—and Covered Up

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Sep 11, 2016 An investigator for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dan Jones, worked hard to get to the bottom of the agency’s torture program. Then-Attorney General Eric Holder and others conspired to keep the worst news hidden. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Terror Suspect Who Had Nothing to Give

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2016 Abu Zubaydah’s sworn statement provides a chilling, first-person account of how U.S. officials tortured a man they wrongly believed was a top al-Qaida operative. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How the Government Made Me a Dissident

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2015 Nothing helps you appreciate our constitutional rights like being robbed of them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver: ‘Torture Is Medieval, Brutal and Beneath Us,’ So Let’s Make It Illegal

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 15, 2015 In anticipation of this week's vote on a proposed law against torture, drafted by Sens. John McCain and Dianne Feinstein, HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host gave an impassioned monologue on the Senate Committee Report on Torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Whistleblower John Kiriakou

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 31, 2015 The former CIA agent has seen his life ripped apart by the government because he revealed CIA torture. However, he continues to stand up for truth and humaneness and against a system that views all of us as undiscovered felons. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Torture Report Defense

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 28, 2014 Dig deeper

What Do Llamas Have to Do With AIDS?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2014 The furry South American creatures may hold the cure to AIDS; Flickr gave up on its plan to sell prints of Creative Commons photos after much criticism; meanwhile, Dick Cheney admits he has no problem with innocent people being tortured. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )