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White House Releasing Details of Flight 253 Security Issues

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2010 The White House's decision to release information that points to why US intelligence agencies failed to nab the foiled underwear bomber before he boarded Northwest Flight 253 on Dec 25 may have something to do with publicly shaming those agencies (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Calls for Intel Investigation After Fort Hood Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 President Barack Obama has ordered a probe into how American intelligence agencies dealt with information they had about suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan before the Nov. 5 shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-CIA Heads Ask Obama to Drop Interrogation Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2009 Attorney General Eric Holder may be convinced that he should go forward with his probe into the interrogation techniques used on terror suspects by CIA agents during the Bush II era, but seven former directors of the intelligence agency disagree -- and they're asking Holder's boss, President Barack Obama, to intervene. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jack Goldsmith

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Jack Goldsmith, who speaks out about his experiences during his nine-month tenure as head of the Office of Legal Counsel during a crucial phase of the Bush presidency in 2003-4 in his troubling and illuminating new book, "The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )