Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2006
Newly released documents from the Ford administration show that it, too, tried to eavesdrop without warrants. | storyAnd in an "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" moment, then-CIA Director George H.W. Bush "complained that some major communications companies were unwilling to install government wiretaps without a judge's approval," according to the article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2006
How convenient: Scooter's day in court gets pushed off until after the midterm congressional elections because one of his lawyers has a "scheduling conflict." | storyUPDATE: New documents shed more light on Libby's perfidies. | report Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJan 28, 2006
Jack Abramoff? Sorry, never knew the guy Oh yeah, and while we're on the topic of bad guys, I don't know that Bush character either Photos? What photos?. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2006
The charge comes from the head of a European probe into alleged secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2006
A purported CIA airstrike aimed at the top Al Qaeda deputy turns out to be another screw-up; 17 reported dead. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 13, 2006
A committee will investigate whether the CIA operated secret prisons in Eastern Europe. | storyAlso, documents show that the U.S. Army may have ended some detainee abuse probes prematurely. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 4, 2005
Condi Rice is so tired of Old Europe and its human rights complaints. Big deal, so the CIA is using Soviet era torture camps in Eastern Europe to stash "war on terror" prisoners. Don't those fusspots in the EU understand that our use of torture is fundamentally different because we are the good guys and that Eastern Europe has been liberated? That outmoded European slogan of "friends don't let friends use torture" is so over. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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