Fruit of the Boom

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Would-Be Underwear Bomber Was CIA Double Agent

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2012 The recently uncovered al-Qaida plot to take down a U.S.-bound airliner took a dramatic turn Tuesday: It turns out that the would-be bomber who was chosen to carry out the mission was actually an informant for the CIA. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report: Al-Qaida Bomb Plot Against Jet Thwarted

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2012 The CIA foiled an elaborate new underwear bomb plot by an al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen that was intended to bring down a U.S.-bound airliner, The Associated Press reported Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Queen Victoria’s Undies Sold at Auction

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 These are strange times in British culture, what with all the Wills-and-Kate worship set against the backdrop of turmoil over austerity measures and a faltering economy, plus the recent news that the terms of Old Blighty's outworn monarchical system are being updated to pander slightly less blatantly to the old boy's club (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pictures of No-Pants Subway Riders

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 Professional prankster group Improv Everywhere's "No Pants Subway Ride" is one cultural trend that appears to be taking off. Despite a frigid winter, participants in as many as 43 cities around the world commuted in their underwear, and we've got photos to prove it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Slams Intel Agencies for Christmas Day Attack Attempt

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2010 Barack Obama gave U.S. intelligence agencies the presidential equivalent of a knuckle-rapping Tuesday for their failure to connect the dots and nab Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before a fellow passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was forced to foil his underwear bomb plot the old-fashioned way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )