Intelligence Report Reflects Grim Reality

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2007 According to sources familiar with the document, the latest national intelligence estimate paints a bleak picture for Iraq, one that most of us have already come to know from simply following the news. The summary of information from across the intelligence community says that the situation is perilous, the U.S. has little control and the major cause of violence is not al-Qaida but fighting among Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spy Chief Reportedly Blocking Iraq Report

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 Harper's reports that John Negroponte, the administration's director of national intelligence, has been "stonewalling" a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq because, the magazine claims, he "knows that any honest take on the situation would produce an NIE even more pessimistic than the 2004 version." Dig deeper

Cheney’s Coup

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 A little-noticed three-year-old executive order vastly expanded the powers of the vice president and illuminates how Cheney and his minions led us into war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )