Our Invisible Government

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 16, 2019 American intelligence agencies are the nation’s enemy from within and the Praetorian Guard of sinister forces. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 17, 2019 The American, British and Swedish judicial systems have been manipulated and corrupted to ensure the publisher is extradited to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Mattis Leaving as Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump

ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA BALDOR / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2018 Jim Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump's administration, will leave by the end of February. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Politics

Meet the CIA’s New Torturer in Chief (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 14, 2018 Gina Haspel, President Trump's pick to head the CIA, has played a key role in the agency's torture program—and in covering it up. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chicago Police Accused of Running Secret ‘Black Site’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 An explosive new report in The Guardian claims the Chicago police have created a secret compound for detentions and interrogations where abusive methods are often used. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Homan Square: A ‘Domestic Black Site’ Where U.S. Citizens Are ‘Disappeared’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 Think you need to be apprehended overseas by American authorities in order to be held in a "black site"? Think again. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Pardiss Kebriaei and the Center for Constitutional Rights

BLANK Dec 22, 2014 The senior attorney at the celebrated civil liberties group is pushing for the prosecution of U.S. officials who tortured detainees and terrorism suspects—an issue the Senate's report on the subject was conspicuously silent about. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Human Experimentation Was a Core Feature of the CIA Torture Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 If journalists and officials began talking about the tests that CIA psychologists conducted on suspected terrorists at U.S. black sites, would Americans demand the prosecution of those responsible? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Public Indictment May Shed Light on CIA Black Sites, Subcontracting of Torture

By Cora Currier, ProPublica Mar 24, 2013 Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment last week charging Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun with six terrorism-related counts, which could give us a glimpse into one of the most secretive aspects of U.S. counterterrorism operations during the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Would Jesus Do Without a Lawyer?

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 29, 2007 Dig deeper

PBS Investigates Bush-Era ‘Extraordinary Rendition’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 Granted, the Bush administration didn't invent the practice of "extraordinary rendition," but, as PBS illustrates in an edition of "Frontline," the practice has become even more controversial and horrifying in the years since 9/11. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )