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South Korean Intelligence Agency Raids Top Union Confederation

Kap Seol / Labor Notes Jan 26, 2023 The recent raid on KTCU is part of a broader conservative backlash against the gains of South Korean labor. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Question for Gina Haspel: Does Torture Rig the Case for War?

Sam Husseini May 8, 2018 The confirmation hearing for the CIA director nominee offers a chance to show how the U.S. government manufactures consent through insidious means. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

John Kiriakou: Haspel Is the Wrong Woman for the CIA

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and CIA whistleblower Kiriakou discuss the nomination of Gina Haspel as the spy agency's director. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

FBI and NSA History One Long Tale of Missing Accountability

Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jan 24, 2018 The odds are against anyone ever answering for recent "inadvertent" deletions of electronic data at the two agencies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House Passes Spy Program After Confusing Trump Tweets

DEB RIECHMANN and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Legislation to renew the program that allows agencies to conduct surveillance on foreign targets abroad now heads to the Senate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Search Engine That Couldn’t

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 28, 2017 Dig deeper

Daniel Ellsberg: Why There Aren’t More Whistleblowers (Audio and Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 3, 2017 The former military analyst shares his thoughts on the future of U.S. intelligence with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

‘Car Talk’ and Our Cultural Divides

Mike Rose / Truthdig Aug 17, 2017 The popular radio show helped break down barriers that keep us from knowing each other. It will be missed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Internal Talking Points Reveal Tensions Between Trump and the Intelligence Community

By Mattathias Schwartz / ProPublica Jul 29, 2017 There’s no doubt that Dan Coats (pictured, right), the statutory leader of 16 American intelligence agencies, is operating in an unusual environment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time to Reassess the Roles Played by Guccifer 2.0 and Russia in the DNC ‘Hack’

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jul 28, 2017 The questions raised by the latest memo from a group of intelligence veterans are well-founded and demand a full investigation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

A Former CIA Analyst Explains Why Denuclearization Is Crucial to Stabilizing U.S.-Russia Relations

BLANK Jul 7, 2017 In this episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer talks with Melvin Goodman. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

The New York Times Retracts a ‘Russiagate’ Canard

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Jun 29, 2017 The Times belatedly rejects the much-repeated claim that all 17 US intelligence agencies agreed that Russia hacked into and distributed Democratic Party emails The Times belatedly rejects the much-repeated claim that all 17 U . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )