A Note From Truthdig’s Publisher on Our New Design

Zuade Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 We hope you will enjoy our more modern look, updated technology and innovative features. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Q&A With CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2017 The whistleblower, former intelligence analyst and Truthdig contributor responded to audience questions on issues such as 9/11, terrorism and allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. (Left, Truthdig's Sarah Wesley.)The whistleblower, former intelligence analyst and Truthdig contributor responded to audience questions on issues such as 9/11, terrorism and allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Whistleblower John Kiriakou Tells Robert Scheer How the CIA Returned to Its Violent Roots After 9/11

BLANK Jul 16, 2017 The CIA-analyst-turned-whistleblower sits down with Truthdig’s editor in chief for a discussion about intelligence and counterterrorism in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA No Longer Can Defend the Indefensible — Its Torture Program

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jun 19, 2017 Guantanamo detainees are suing the masterminds of the CIA's torture program. Assisting the two contract psychologists is not worth the political trouble for the intelligence agency anymore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Intelligence Experts to Trump: Rethink Syria Escalation

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity / Consortiumnews Apr 11, 2017 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officials urge the president to reconsider his claims blaming the Syrian government for chemical deaths last week and de-escalate tensions with Russia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Another Demand for Proof That Alleged Russian Hacking Aided Trump Campaign

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity / Common Dreams Jan 19, 2017 More than 20 U.S. intelligence, military and diplomatic veterans call on President Obama to release the evidence or admit that validation is lacking. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Whistleblower John Kiriakou Critiques the CIA’s Behavior Following the 2016 Election

BLANK Dec 17, 2016 On this week’s “Informed Rant,” Joshua Scheer speaks with the CIA veteran about the U.S. intelligence establishment and its claims that hackers interfered with the election at the behest of the Russian government. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Justice for Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Sep 23, 2016 A radical defense of the human and political rights of Manning and Snowden should not be limited to only the known views and statements of such whistleblowers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Appears to Have Suffered a Heart Attack in Prison

By John Kiriakou / Reader Supported News Sep 21, 2016 CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling has battled to get adequate medical care while in federal prison. He doesn’t have the luxury of time. He needs help immediately. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the CIA’s Darkest Torture Secrets Were Exposed—and Covered Up

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Sep 11, 2016 An investigator for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dan Jones, worked hard to get to the bottom of the agency’s torture program. Then-Attorney General Eric Holder and others conspired to keep the worst news hidden. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Force Reform in Saudi Arabia With a Thousand Cuts

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jul 19, 2016 Despite new evidence of Saudi complicity revealed in the 9/11 report's "28 pages," the Saudis keep getting a free ride from the lemmings in Congress. Here's how to ratchet up pressure on the regime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Charge Abu Zubaydah With a Crime or Free Him

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jul 13, 2016 Al-Qaida's reported No. 3 operative is a bad guy, but he did not help plot the Sept. 11 attacks and has provided no actionable intelligence since his capture—and subsequent torture—in March 2002. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )