Revealed: Abuse of Secrets Privilege in Obama’s DOJ

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2014 For almost a decade the U.S. government refused to let Stanford Ph.D. student Rahinah Ibrahim back in the country after putting her on a no-fly list and not telling her why. Invoking the state secrets privilege, Attorney General Eric Holder claimed the information she wanted “could reasonably be expected to cause significant harm to national security.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Here We Go Again

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2006 Donald Rumsfeld paid a visit to a missile defense interceptor site on Sunday, and managed limited praise for the failure-ridden program. The Bush administration, which deployed the system before testing was complete, has plans for expansion with a new base in Europe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )