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Truthdigger of the Week: Ray McGovern

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2006 Truthdig salutes Ray McGovern, the 27-year CIA veteran who articulated the outrage of a nation by publicly and heroically challenging Donald Rumsfeld's lies about Iraqi WMD. Click here for the full report. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coverage of Rumsfeld Speech Incident Has a Gap

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 While almost all media organizations reported that CIA veteran Ray McGovern publicly clashed with Rumsfeld, most labeled him a "heckler" or a "hostile war critic." Few bothered to mention that McGovern was indisputably correct: Rumsfeld's 2003 comments on Iraqi WMD were flat-out false. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld’s CIA Critic Swats Away Paula Zahn

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 Ray McGovern, the retired CIA veteran who sharply challenged Rumsfeld's war rationales, angrily swatted away CNN's Paula Zahn's questions about McGovern's motives. This was "not a matter of axes to grind. It?s a matter of telling the truth." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former CIA Agent Calls Rumsfeld Out on Iraq Lies

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 The secretary of defense was unable to defend himself when a 27-year CIA veteran confronted him with a false claim Rumsfeld made in 2003 about Iraqi WMDs. Stunning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )