CIA Director Resigns

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 Resigning unexpectedly 19 months after taking the job, Porter Goss leaves the spy agency in a "free fall," according to earlier comments by one congresswoman. The CIA has been plagued with personnel losses and criticism by former officers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coverage of Rumsfeld Speech Incident Has a Gap

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 While almost all media organizations reported that CIA veteran Ray McGovern publicly clashed with Rumsfeld, most labeled him a "heckler" or a "hostile war critic." Few bothered to mention that McGovern was indisputably correct: Rumsfeld's 2003 comments on Iraqi WMD were flat-out false. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Must-See TV

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 Ray McGovern, a retired 27-year veteran of the CIA, leaves Donald Rumsfeld sputtering as he pulls apart the secretary of defense's flawed rationale for the Iraq war--on live television. Video Bio of McGovern Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former CIA Agent Calls Rumsfeld Out on Iraq Lies

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 The secretary of defense was unable to defend himself when a 27-year CIA veteran confronted him with a false claim Rumsfeld made in 2003 about Iraqi WMDs. Stunning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Top CIA Official Under Investigation: Report

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 The No. 3 man in the spy agency is being probed for his connections to two defense contractors accused of bribing a member of Congress and Pentagon officials, reports ABC News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Plame Was Working on Iran When Outed

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Remember Valerie Plame Wilson? Well, she was apparently working on Iran when she was outed as a CIA agent by Robert Novak, and the outing allegedly damaged America's ability to track Iran's nuclear ambitions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Washington Leaking: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 29, 2006 Determining which leaks are bad and which are good can be a murky process. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: Prewar Intelligence

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Molly Ivins: The Great Bush Reclassification Project

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 27, 2006 It's nice to know that the investigative reporter Jack Anderson is still under investigation, although seriously dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Spy Speaks Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2006 The CIA's former top covert official in Europe tells "60 Minutes" the White House turned a blind eye to evidence that Saddam Hussein did not have WMDs: "The idea of going after Iraq was U.S. policy. It was going to happen one way or the other." Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )