First Julian Assange, Then Us

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 16, 2019 Chis Hedges and historian Vijay Prashad discuss the WikiLeaks founder and the threat his arrest poses to a free press and the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Western Neocons’ Crippling Fraud Against Russia

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould OpEd News Apr 27, 2018 A handful of economists helped to throw 100 million Russians into poverty overnight in the 1990s—privatizing, or, as some would say, piratizing, that nation's economy. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TTIP Has ‘De Facto Failed,’ Says German Economic Minister

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Aug 29, 2016 "Negotiations with the U.S. have de facto failed, because of course as Europeans we couldn't allow ourselves to submit to American demands." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elite NSA ‘Hacking Unit’ Exposed

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 30, 2013 National Security Agency documents referenced in the German magazine Der Spiegel on Sunday reveal a top-secret hacking unit that infiltrates computer systems and breaks into fortified data targets around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Pressed to Discuss Spying on Merkel

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 27, 2013 The White House is under pressure to reveal how much President Obama knew about or even authorized U.S. spying on the leaders of allied countries after the disclosure that the NSA monitored the phone calls of at least 35 world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fallout From Release of Unredacted Cables

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 All five of WikiLeaks' original media partners have turned on Julian Assange, the organization's founder, after WikiLeaks unintentionally published the names of secret sources in a leak of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Waits for the Grey Ladies

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 Last week, the Guardian essentially condemned itself for publishing WikiLeaks material. The incident prompted a closer examination of how WikiLeaks decides what to publish, and it turns out the organization is taking its cues from the five establishment news publications it has partnered with. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Der Spiegel or ‘Der Lying’?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2008 Remember how Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki endorsed Obama's plan for U.S. withdrawal from the country? And then remember how the endorsement suddenly became a question of "translation"? Well, it ends up that it wasn't a botched translation at all, and that Maliki's office personally reviewed the final interview before it was published. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )