FBI Nabs Suspect in Benghazi Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2014 Just in time for election year, the FBI has lassoed a suspect in the Sept 11, 2012, attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four American citizens, including U Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surveillance Video Captures New Orleans Parade Shooting

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 13, 2013 Nineteen people, including two children, were wounded after gunmen opened fire on the crowd at a neighborhood Mother's Day parade. Authorities believe a possible suspect can be seen in newly released surveillance video. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Suspected White House Shooter Arrested

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2011 On Wednesday, federal law enforcement officers arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man suspected of firing on the White House late last week. At least one bullet struck the building but no one was hurt. The suspect, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, has an alleged fixation on things presidential, but officials have not yet determined a motive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Canada’s Next Top Terror Suspect

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2010 Accused terror suspect Khurram Syed Sher is featured in a surprising new viral video that is popping up on the Internet. The video shows Sher auditioning for the “Canadian Idol” TV show in 2008 by singing a rather tortured rendition of Avril Lavgine's “Complicated” -- and tossing in a not-half-bad moonwalk. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Terror Suspects Were ‘Homegrown’

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2009 The four men arrested Wednesday night for allegedly planning to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and gun down military planes were "not connected to another terrorist group,” New York Sen. Charles Schumer said in a statement Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India Releases Names of Mumbai Suspects

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2008 Indian officials have identified the nine suspected gunmen in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai -- their names, as well as photos of eight out of nine of them, were released Tuesday. All nine were reported to be from Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anthrax Researcher Threatened Co-Workers as FBI Closed In

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2008 Friends' and relatives' memories of microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins, who apparently committed suicide last week as he became a top suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, differ greatly from the image of him invoked by the stories that have emerged about his threatening behavior in recent months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld Lies About WMD Statement

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 The secretary of defense tries to rewrite history regarding his claim about "suspect sites" of Iraqi WMD. This is the same thing that Ray McGovern nailed him on earlier in May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Panel: Close Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 A United Nations panel on torture isn't buying President Bush's assurances that America does not send suspected terrorists to countries known for using torture to extract information. The panel also recommended the closing of America's Guantanamo military prison in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )