Your Newspaper Works for the State

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 8, 2013 Major papers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post have complied with requests from the Bush and Obama administrations to conceal sometimes-illegal acts performed by the government in the name of national security, writes Glenn Greenwald at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are You in the FBI’s Suspicious Activities Database?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 The Washington Post's Dana Priest has another phone book's worth of terrifying revelations about our national security/police/prison state One that really chills given the FBI's track record is the "vast repository" the Bureau is building that (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Secret Leviathan

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 22, 2010 Back in the bad old days of the Cold War -- when mutual nuclear annihilation was a policy option -- a culture of secrecy arose in Washington. What wise observers understood even then was that while governments tried to keep secrets from each other, their chief concern was to keep secrets from their own people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Intel Nominee Doesn’t Get It

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jul 22, 2010 After James Clapper's response to the devastating Washington Post series on the intelligence complex, President Obama should seriously reconsider his nomination to be director of national intelligence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Dana Priest and Anne Hull

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Dana Priest and Anne Hull, the Washington Post reporters who revealed the shameful treatment of wounded military veterans and shoddy conditions at Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Head of Walter Reed Relieved of Duties

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2007 Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman was relieved of his duties Wednesday after a series of reports exposed poor living conditions and bureaucratic gridlock at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )