How America Made ISIS: Their Videos and Ours, Their ‘Caliphate’ and Ours

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Sep 3, 2014 Minus a couple of invasions, the steps being considered or already in effect to deal with “the threat of ISIS” are a reasonable summary of the last 13 years of what was once called the Global War on Terror and now has no name at all. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Dick Cheney-Approved

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Sep 2, 2014 Dig deeper

Senate Committee Votes to Release Details of CIA Torture Methods

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2014 Sen. Dianne Feinstein's recent alarm about the CIA's interrogation methods since 9/11 spurred the Senate Intelligence Committee, which she chairs, to vote Thursday in favor of releasing key details from a lengthy report about the CIA's activities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Mark Udall

BLANK Mar 10, 2014 The Colorado senator used an open hearing in the chamber to disclose the existence of an internal CIA review that conflicts with the agency's official assessment of its dubious interrogation program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George W. Bush Paintings

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 Dig deeper

The Manifesto and New Morality of the 9/11 Mastermind

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2014 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, known as the mastermind of 9/11, has released a new manifesto and allegedly come into a new way of thinking and believing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Family Feud

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Nov 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Cheney Sister Spat

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Nov 20, 2013 Dig deeper

Doctors Gave Advice on the Use of Torture After 9/11

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 4, 2013 A new report shows physicians and other medical professionals working for the CIA and U.S. military were directed to assist in the planning and infliction of torture in prisons such as Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib and other secret "black sites" around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘I Begged for Them to Stop’

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Feb 26, 2013 Try to remain calm -- even as you begin to feel your chest tighten and your heart race. Try not to panic as water starts flowing into your nose and mouth, while you attempt to constrict your throat and slow your breathing and keep some air in your lungs and fight that growing feeling of suffocation. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Kiriakou Defenders Hope to Get Whistle-Blower’s Prison Sentence Commuted

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Jan 24, 2013 John Kiriakou was charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, allegedly disclosing classified information to members of the news media after speaking out against waterboarding in 2007. He pleaded guilty in October as part of an agreement that would sentence him to 30 months in prison.John Kiriakou was charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. He pleaded guilty in October as part of an agreement that would sentence him to 30 months in prison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Kiriakou Becomes First CIA Officer to Face Prison for Classified Leak

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 6, 2013 The former CIA officer who blew the whistle on waterboarding is preparing to serve a 30-month prison sentence for disclosing to a reporter the name of a covert agent previously involved in the government’s torture program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )