12 Top Former Intelligence Officials Join in Rebuking Trump

JILL COLVIN and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Aug 17, 2018 In a joint letter to the president, the signatories say his stripping the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan is "an attempt to stifle free speech." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Yanks Ex-CIA Chief’s Clearance, Hitting Vocal Critic

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Aug 15, 2018 The president abruptly revokes the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan, an unprecedented act of retribution against a critical former top U.S. official. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

MSNBC Commentaries Are Too Reliant on CIA Spin

Mel Goodman / CounterPunch Mar 17, 2018 The news network prides itself for progressive reporting on national security issues but uses CIA apologists for commentary. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Journalist Warns About Ex-Intelligence Officials in Media

Emily Wells / Truthdig Feb 10, 2018 Caitlin Johnstone raises concern that these consultants' investment in the U.S. power establishment can lead to poor analyses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Need to Stop Treating Michael Hayden as an Arbiter of Truth

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2017 Making the former NSA chief and CIA director the go-to expert on Trump's relationship with intelligence agencies is misguided. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

What Does It Mean When War Hawks Say, ‘Never Trump’?

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Aug 22, 2016 The 50 Republican national security experts who signed a letter saying Donald Trump “lacks the character, values, and experience to be president” hardly have the moral high ground. The group includes your basic list of potential American war criminals. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The ‘Grown-Up’ in the GOP Race: John Kasich Is Far From a Kindly Father Figure to the Palestinians

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Apr 16, 2016 His ideas for “solving problems” in the Holy Land are stale, predictable and stamped with the Israel lobby’s seal of approval. Other than that, though, they’re great. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Former NSA Director Hayden Dismisses Snowden’s Impact

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 At The Wall Street Journal's CFO conference, former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden disparaged the idea that the leaking of documents by Edward Snowden was a two-year "nightmare" for the agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Human Experimentation Was a Core Feature of the CIA Torture Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 If journalists and officials began talking about the tests that CIA psychologists conducted on suspected terrorists at U.S. black sites, would Americans demand the prosecution of those responsible? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: CIA Torture Report, Congressional Spending Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on torture. Scheer says it calls into question whether there are "inalienable rights that human beings have by virtue of being human." Also, Congress struggles with the year-end omnibus spending bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dark Money and Poll Taxes: Coping With Our Crazy Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The 2014 midterms are upon us, Rebecca Solnit says women's issues are men's issues, and "FOIA terrorist" Jason Leopold tells us about Michael Hayden's finances. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )