Pentagon Braces for Latest WikiLeaks Release

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The Pentagon is once again articulating its oft-cited trope that release of classified documents on the WikiLeaks website could endanger U.S. and allied troops and Iraqi civilians as the whistle-blower site prepares to publish even more classified files on the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Orders Review of Government Secrecy

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2009 Seeking to break with eight interminable years of information lockdown, President Obama Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Secret Rumsfeld Order OK’d Raids in All Nations

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2008 Since 2004, U.S. operatives have been crossing the borders of friends and foes alike in a secret global hunt for al-Qaida. According to a bombshell report in The New York Times, a dozen or so raids have been conducted in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere since Donald Rumsfeld issued a secret order with the backing of the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sweeping Our Inhumanity Under the Rug

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 16, 2007 By simply deciding that something is a "state secret," the Bush government has avoided answering for its brutal treatment of innocent victims in the war on terror. This is a perversion of the principle of American justice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State Dept. Silent on Iraqi Corruption

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2007 Asked to what extent the State Department had covered up corruption in the government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the department's top Mideast official told the House Oversight Committee that information that could "damage" the U.S. relationship with Iraq is considered "confidential." That didn't go over well with committee Chairman Henry Waxman, who then threw down the gauntlet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Secret Torture Memos Shame Justice Dept.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2007 In 2005, the Justice Department issued two secret opinions on torture that endorsed and protected the administration's desire to use physically and psychologically traumatizing interrogation techniques. Then-Deputy Attorney General James Comey reportedly warned his colleagues that they would be "ashamed" when their work became public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Sidesteps White House Rules

By Claire Wasserman Jun 22, 2007 In his typically reassuring style, Dick Cheney has stated that his office is not a part of the executive branch of the U.S. government and is therefore not bound by certain White House rules, reports "The Blotter" on abcnews.com. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lost: FBI Laptops and Weapons

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2007 You didn't happen to see, oh let's say, about 160 FBI laptops, did you? They're really important and some of them have top-secret info inside them The FBI seems to have lost track of them in the last four years Oh, also while you're looking, keep an eye out for the 160 weapons it just reported missing . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Friendly Fire’ Caught on Tape

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2007 Britain's Sun newspaper has obtained a copy of a "top secret" tape that depicts the adolescent joy of two U.S. fighter pilots as they gunned down a British convoy, killing Lance Cpl. Matty Hull and injuring four others. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Canadian Coins Signal Mysterious Espionage Plot

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2007 The Defense Department says it has learned of a plot to spy on US contractors with classified security clearances traveling through Canada Though it released few other details, the U Defense Security Service says it found tiny transmitters hidden in Canadian coins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Government Accused of Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 The National Security Council has blocked publication of an article critical of the Bush administration's Iran policy, claiming that it contains classified information. The piece was written by two former government Mideast experts, who have accused the NSC of playing politics: "They don't want us to say how many opportunities this administration has missed to put relations with Iran on a better track." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 Washington Post reporter Dana Priest threw Bill Bennett's gambling history back in his face when the conservative pundit attempted to lecture Priest on ethics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )