Staff / TruthdigJul 23, 2008
A federal judge has ruled that the testimony of David Greenglass, who helped convict his sister in one of the most famous trials in American history, shall remain secret. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed 55 years ago for conspiracy to commit espionage. Greenglass has since recanted parts of his testimony. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2008
In this clip from Thursday's House Judiciary Committee hearing about prisoner interrogation methods at Guantanamo Bay, former Defense Undersecretary Douglas Feith gets into a tense round of questioning with Rep. Keith Ellison about what former Attorney General John Ashcroft did or didn't tell him about interrogation vis-à-vis the Third Geneva Convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2008
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft fumbled as he was point-blanked about the goings-on at Guantanamo Bay during his tenure at the White House, claiming he had "limited recollection" of the events he was there to testify about and claiming he "wasn't an expert in this arena when I was in office." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 9, 2008
A former EPA official alleged Tuesday that the vice president's office influenced congressional testimony about the public health effects of climate change. Last October, it was revealed that six of 14 pages of the proposed testimony of the director of the Centers for Disease Control were deleted because so many references to global warming had been cut. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2008
On Thursday, a group of U.S. soldiers spoke before members of Congress about the failings of the Iraq war and the immeasurable toll it has taken on Iraqis and American troops. Afterward, Sgt. Matthis Chiroux announced that he is refusing to serve in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 9, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, President Bush's preferred spokesmen for his Iraq policy, found themselves in the middle of the presidential campaign Tuesday as they testified before two Senate committees on which candidates sit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigApr 8, 2008
The latest plot twists are stunners, even as they unfold against the scandalous backdrop of the Bush administration's sorry regulatory record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMar 20, 2008
Last weekend, in the lead-up to the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a remarkable gathering occurred just outside Washington, D.C., called Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 17, 2008
Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., responding to closed testimony from the CIA's acting general counsel, John Rizzo, said it appeared that the officer who destroyed evidence of "enhanced" interrogations was acting against orders. Jose Rodriguez, the official in question, is asking for immunity before he tells his side of the story to Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 6, 2007
House Democrats have threatened to push ahead with contempt-of-Congress citations against past and present Bush intimates Harriet Miers, Joshua Bolten and, possibly, Karl Rove. The White House appeared unimpressed, probably because the administration would ultimately oversee any prosecution, via the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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