Bush to Seek Warrants for Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2007 President Bush has finally agreed to allow a secret court to oversee the NSA's wiretapping program, which had been operating without warrants for years. The administration's capitulation after 13 months of stubborn resistance might have something to do with pending congressional investigations and legal battles. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Blair Going as Bush for Halloween

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 A spokesman for Tony Blair said the prime minister opposes an inquiry into the Iraq war because "We have troops who are operating in the field of combat. We have an enemy who is looking for any sign of weakness at all, any sign of a loss of resolution or determination." Sound like anyone you know? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FBI Unable to Attract Arabic Speakers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 According to new FBI statistics, of the bureau's 12,000 agents, only 33 speak even minimally functional Arabic. It gets worse: Of the 33, none work on international terrorism. (h/t: Think Progress) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonzales: Bush Personally Blocked DOJ Probe of Spy Program

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2006 Testifying before Congress this morning, Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales said that Bush halted the investigation into the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program by personally denying security clearances to Department of Justice lawyers investigating the case. (article or video) Pardon us for being reflexively cynical about Bush's motives in this one, but the president doesn't have a shred of credibility on this issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Probing Fake-News Broadcasts

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Federal authorities are investigating dozens of TV stations for running "faux news broadcasts" made by government agencies and corporations. (Via Huff Po.) Earlier: See the report that kick-started the investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Military: Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 The U.S. military is set to report that a small number of Marines in Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians, reports the New York Times. The paper says it may be "the gravest case involving misconduct by American ground forces in Iraq." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hastert Reportedly Under Investigation in Corruption Probe

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is under investigation by the FBI in connection with a public corruption probe that has already ensnared several lawmakers and their aides. ABC News (which has the scoop) says investigators are looking into Hastert's connections to Indian casinos. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Top CIA Official Under Investigation: Report

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 The No. 3 man in the spy agency is being probed for his connections to two defense contractors accused of bribing a member of Congress and Pentagon officials, reports ABC News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Fitzgerald Presents Rove Evidence to Grand Jury

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 It's the first time this year that Fitzgerald has told jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against the White House operative, according to Truthout's Jason Leopold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Karl Rove’s Early Machinations

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 In this classic column from 2000, the Texas columnist uses unearthed testimony from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to expose Karl Rove's modus operandi back in the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gossip Columnist Extortion Plot Roils N.Y. Post

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 One of New York's most high-profile gossip columnists has been suspended in the wake of allegations that he tried to shake down a billionaire by charging him hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep negative stories out of the press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Gets Almost Six Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 The disgraced lobbyist and a business partner get five years and 10 months on fraud charges--the minimum they faced. Abramoff faces more jail time in connection with a corruption probe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )