22 Clinton Emails Deemed ‘Top Secret’ by State Department (VIDEO)

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jan 30, 2016 Some previously released emails have since been redacted, but the 22 now declared top-secret are the first to be withheld outright. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Top Secret’ Clinton Emails Include Discussion of Drone Operation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 14, 2015 Two emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server that a federal auditor deemed “top secret” include a discussion of a news article detailing a US drone strike and a conversation that could inappropriately point toward highly classified material, U officials told The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Policy Is to Keep the Veil of Secrecy in Place

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 For some 20 years, in another and more youthful phase of my life, I was one of the (apparently) several hundred thousand Americans who possessed a "top secret" security classification. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Do Americans Deserve to See These Secret Documents?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 From the memo detailing the right to assassinate US citizens worldwide to the paper negotiating the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, the U government has kept many documents classified for dubious reasons David Wallechinsky of AllGov looks at 11 of them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Than $11 Billion Spent Keeping Secrets Secret

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 The amount the U.S. government spent to keep classified information secret exceeded $11 billion in 2011 -- 12 percent more than during the previous year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Silent State: Washington’s Campaign Against Whistle-Blowers

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Feb 10, 2012 There can be little doubt that government retaliation against whistle-blowers is not an isolated event, nor even an agency-by-agency practice. The number of cases in play suggests an organized strategy to deprive Americans of knowledge of the more disreputable things their government does. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Bradley Manning’s Mind

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 An investigative video created by The Guardian examines alleged WikiLeaker Bradley Manning's psychological condition before he was dispatched to Iraq, concluding that he was probably not fit for overseas duty and that security at his station was remarkably lax. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Israeli Soldier Admits Leaking Secrets

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2011 In a plea deal with Israeli authorities, former soldier Anat Kamm has admitted to leaking more than 2,000 classified military documents to the Haaretz newspaper, including information on an Israeli operation aimed at killing West Bank Palestinian militants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Exposes Secrecy Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2010 Ronald Goldfarb, writing in The Hill, points out that 90 percent of the 16 million classified documents generated each year should be open in the first place. "The burden," he writes, "ought to be on those classifying confidentially to make the clear case for secrecy, and the presumption should be for openness." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks: Not for Government Eyes

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2010 Acting as if we live in some sort of fantasy world, the Obama administration and the Pentagon have both forbid their hundreds of thousands of federal workers to view the WikiLeaks secret cables -- unless those employees have the requisite security clearance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Braces for Another WikiLeak

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2010 US officials are warning foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is about to let fly with another batch of sensitive diplomatic documents that will be “harmful to the U and our interests” . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wikileaks Unloads 400,000 Documents on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 The release of some 400,000 classified military documents on the Iraq War has led the U.N. to call on the Obama administration to investigate American troops' human rights abuses. Leaked documents tying British forces to possible war crimes sparked a demand for a public inquiry in the U.K. as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )