Is Trump Being ‘Played’ by Israel With Bogus Intel on Iran?

VIPS / Consortiumnews May 8, 2018 The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity urged the president to stay in the Iran nuclear deal and not base his decision on fabricated evidence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Vote No on ‘Bloody Gina’

VIPS / Consortiumnews May 8, 2018 The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity would rather see torture overseer Gina Haspel face a judge than the Senate Intelligence Committee. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Mueller’s Strategy to Lure Trump Into Perjury Makes Little Sense

Ray McGovern and Bill Binney / Consortiumnews May 2, 2018 The special counsel can already get all the answers to his questions from the NSA. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Crazy’ Has Become the New Normal in Washington

Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Apr 5, 2018 John Bolton was seen as one of the "crazies" in the George W. Bush administration. Now he will be the national security adviser for Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump Urged to Withdraw Gina Haspel’s CIA Nomination

VIPS / Consortiumnews Mar 27, 2018 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officers cite torture she oversaw while supervising a black site prison, and her role in destroying evidence. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Time to Reassess the Roles Played by Guccifer 2.0 and Russia in the DNC ‘Hack’

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jul 28, 2017 The questions raised by the latest memo from a group of intelligence veterans are well-founded and demand a full investigation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.S. Intelligence Veterans Believe the ‘Russian Hack’ of DNC Computers May Have Been an Inside Job

By VIPS / Consortiumnews Jul 25, 2017 In a memo to President Trump, former U.S. intelligence officers cite forensic studies that indicate data was leaked (not hacked) by a DNC insider, then doctored to incriminate Russia. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Intelligence Experts to Trump: Rethink Syria Escalation

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity / Consortiumnews Apr 11, 2017 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officials urge the president to reconsider his claims blaming the Syrian government for chemical deaths last week and de-escalate tensions with Russia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Russia Expert Stephen Cohen: New York Times Stokes a New McCarthyism Against Critics of U.S. Policy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2016 “We have a new accepted practice of labeling anyone who dissents from American policy toward Russia as a Kremlin apologist,” Cohen says. “And I know very serious people who have become afraid to speak out now.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )