ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressMay 24, 2018
“Although this sounds like something from a movie, it isn’t,” says the lead prosecutor of one of six courts martial. None of the 14 airmen disciplined was accused of using drugs while on duty. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 4, 2015
A new document created by a state intelligence fusion center and the Department of Homeland Security says that widespread use of surveillance-hindering encryption software has created a need for more informants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 23, 2012
Richard Aoki was respected as a “pioneering political activist and revolutionary in the Asian-American community” for his involvement in the civil rights struggle in the 1960s and beyond. Seth Rosenfeld’s new book “Subversives” presents evidence that Aoki was an FBI informant. Scholar Diane Fujino, author of a biography on Aoki, disagrees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2010
According to a BBC report, intelligence sources say that the suicide bomber who managed to enter a military base and kill seven CIA agents in the Khost province of Afghanistan was courted by the U.S. as a possible informant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2006
Anyone can buy a list of your incoming and outgoing calls, cellphone or hard-line, for $110. Congress knows, shrugs | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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