Former NSA and CIA Director Michael Hayden Gleefully Admits: We Kill People Based on Metadata

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2014 Since the very first Snowden leak a year ago, one of the more common refrains from defenders of the program is "but it's just metadata, not actual content, so what's the big deal?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watch Glenn Greenwald Debate the Former Head of the NSA

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 8, 2014 In case you missed the Munk Debate on State Surveillance, here's another look at the rhetorical contest between one of the NSA's biggest critics and its former director. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Share the Torture Report

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 9, 2014 Torture is immoral, illegal and irreconcilable with this nation's most cherished values. If defenders of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program disagree, they should come out and say so. Instead, they blow smoke. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former CIA, NSA Boss Says Sen. Feinstein Too Emotional to Judge CIA Torture Fairly. Misogyny Much?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenwald: The NSA Can ‘Watch Every Keystroke You Make’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 31, 2013 In an explainer on the latest NSA revelations, Glenn Greenwald appears on "Democracy Now!" to comment on Tailored Access Operations, reported in Der Spiegel on Sunday; the agency's unintended shutdown of homeowners' garage door devices in 2010; and the "lies" of "hardened felon," former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tables Turned on Ex-Spy Boss; Eavesdropped Conversations Get Tweeted

BLANK Oct 25, 2013 Former Moveon.org Washington, D.C., director Tom Matzzie live-Tweeted overheard (and ill-advised) "on background" phone conversations on a train between former spy chief Michael Hayden and reporters. And no, he hasn't moved in with Edward Snowden for protection. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michael Hayden: Terrorists Love Gmail

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2013 While defending the legal basis for the NSA's mass domestic data mining program, the former NSA and CIA director claimed Sunday that "Gmail is the preferred Internet service provider of terrorists worldwide," adding: "I don't think you're going to see that in a Google commercial, but it's free, it's ubiquitous, so of course it is." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA: North Korea Blew Nuke Test

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 A South Korean newspaper has quoted CIA Director Michael Hayden as saying "the United States does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state It's because the nuclear test last year was a failure" Hayden reportedly made the comment while speaking with a South Korean defense official The administration has said in the past it was uncertain of the test's success. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )