Scott Ritter / TruthdigMar 14, 2017
The mere existence of a transcript of a phone conversation involving Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser (pictured), carries the potential for a Watergate-size scandal that would land on the Democrats. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJan 14, 2017
The news media have been reduced to bystanders while the intelligence agencies run the show. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2017
Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sat down with the veteran intelligence analyst and NSA whistleblower (pictured at left) to discuss alleged Russian hacking in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Transcript added.) Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 9, 2017
The declassified document is intended primarily to be a weapon for use in internal politics. If the establishment can discredit Trump, it can get rid of him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigDec 17, 2016
On the same day Obama asserted that Russians were "responsible for hacking the DNC" before the election, the FBI agreed with the CIA's conclusion that Russian hackers interfered to help Donald Trump win. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 15, 2016
The hope of many Trump opponents is that at least 37 Republican electors, slated to vote for Trump, will vote for someone else This would leave him with 269 electoral votes or fewer -- not enough to be declared president This would leave him with 269 electoral votes or fewer—not enough to be declared president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 29, 2016
The answer to that question is "no," Andrew Cockburn writes after examining “what few facts are known about the hack” -- an examination that was closer than that of The Washington Post. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 26, 2016
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also told The Guardian, “I wouldn’t put it past them to shoot down an American aircraft.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsMay 18, 2016
"Look, if the Saudis did not participate in this terrorism, they have nothing to fear about going to court," said Sen. Chuck Schumer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
James Clapper -- Barack Obama’s director of national intelligence -- is said to be in what a former intelligence official called frequent and “highly, highly unusual” contact with a ranking junior intelligence officer who sits at the center of a growing scandal over rosy portrayals of the Pentagon’s war against Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 11, 2015
The top lawyer representing James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, said Clapper had “forgotten” about the NSA’s massive spying program when he wrongly told Congress in 2013 that the government does not “wittingly” collect information about millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 10, 2014
Current and former members of U.S. intelligence services who cite news reports based on leaks in any of their public statements now face penalties and the possible loss of access and security clearances. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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