Spy on the Government

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2007 The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law by Lyndon Johnson in 1966, and has proved to be an indispensable tool for our democracy, but negotiating the bureaucracy can be intimidating. Luckily, the Bad Guys blog has collected a helpful assortment of FOIA resources. Check it out and find out what your government is up to. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

See Actual Notes From Rumsfeld-9/11 Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 CBS reported in Sept. 2002 that the secretary of defense was pushing to invade Iraq barely five hours after 9/11. A blogger uses the Freedom of Information Act to publish the handwritten notes by a Defense Dept. staffer that gave rise to that story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Propaganda Finding Its Way Back to U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 A Georgetown think tank secures the release of a secret 2003 Rumsfeld-approved "road map" for psychological warfare abroad. | postAccording to the document, our government takes no responsibility for propaganda that boomerangs and returns home--as long as the U.S. public isn't "targeted." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )