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Lies, Guts & Deep Throat (Corporate Media and Consolidation, US Intelligence, Society)

Why "Deep Throat" and the Watergate story are still important today.

William Greider
Hall of Mirrors (Foreign Policy, Regions and Countries, US Intelligence)

A report on the mysteries of the FBI's Larry Franklin/AIPAC investigation.

Laura Rozen
So Much Hypocrisy (Covert Ops, Iraqi Reconstruction and Occupation, Parties, US Intelligence, Politics)

As Bush and his allies assail Newsweek, they continue to ignore the Downing Street memo.

The Editors
'Case Closed' (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Covert Ops, Media Analysis, Nuclear Arms and Proliferation, US Intelligence, Society)

In a more just universe, the right-wingers wouldgive reporters the credit they so richly deserve.

Eric Alterman
'Curveball,' the Wacko Who Turned Out to Be Our Only Source for thePresence of Bioweapon Vans in Iraq... (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Covert Ops, Nuclear Arms and Proliferation, US Intelligence, US Wars and Military Action)

A poem.

Calvin Trillin
Orange Alerts (Terrorism Targeting the US, US Intelligence)

You know the things I miss so much it hurts?
Those orange alerts.
Routines, our leaders said--and this was strange--
Should not be changed:

Calvin Trillin
Tim Spicer's World (Covert Ops, Iraqi Reconstruction and Occupation, US Intelligence)

Why was a notorious mercenary awarded a $293 million Pentagon contract?

Andrew Ackerman
Kerik's Nanny (Political Figures, Immigration, Immigration, US Intelligence, Society)

An exclusive (if imaginary) interview!

Paul Krassner
Flawed Intelligence Bill (Covert Ops, Senate, US Intelligence, Politics, Society)

The debate held before Congress voted to reorganize the nation's intelligence agencies under the authority of an all-powerful intelligence czar was generally portrayed as a simple struggle betwee

John Nichols
Kerik's 'Nannygate' Was the Least of It (Bush Administration, Immigration, Immigration, US Intelligence, Politics, Society)

NYC's media have been looking into allegations of far more consequential transgressions.

Robert Scheer

Blogs

This Week in 'Nation' History: Saul Landau's Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime
Katrina vanden Heuvel

The late Saul Landau spent years investigating the assassination in Washington, DC, of his friend, Orlando Letelier, the former Chilean foreign minister. What he found pointed right back to DC.

September 13, 2013
Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?
George Zornick

The NSA illegally monitored United Nations diplomats and weapons inspectors in an effort to get the Iraq War approved. 

June 11, 2013
Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications
David Cole

Somewhere along the way, we lost our bearings on the balance between privacy and security.

June 6, 2013
It’s Worse Than You Thought: NSA Spying and the Patriot Act
David Cole

A stunning report by The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald reveals that the NSA has been tracking every call by Verizon business customers. How far does the spying go?

June 6, 2013
CIA's Russia Spy Flap: Dumb and Dumber
Bob Dreyfuss

What, you may ask, where they thinking?

May 14, 2013
Against Connecting Terrorist 'Dots'
Bob Dreyfuss

The last thing we need is having US police intelligence departments tracking down leads from the Russian secret service.

May 10, 2013
Jeremy Scahill: Liberal Support Allowed Obama to Expand Bush's Interrogation Program
Nation in the News

Contrary to popular belief, the president has only increased the scope of our global program to detain and torture people.

April 24, 2013
Despite Boston, Terror Is at an All-Time Low
Bob Dreyfuss

So let's take another look at the Patriot Act, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Northern Command.

April 17, 2013
Alex Gibney Interview on Early Media Controversy Over His WikiLeaks Film
Greg Mitchell

Julian Assange himself has criticized the film, but the director says Assange should watch it first.

April 3, 2013
The CIA's Wars and John Brennan's Dilemma
Bob Dreyfuss

Fixing the CIA is a tall order, but it can be done.

March 27, 2013
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