Covert Ops

Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty

If the US is to prevail in the war on terror, we must do it by distinguishing ourselves from the enemy. Torture and degrading treatment are as morally evil as terrorism, because th...

Nov 3, 2005 / David Cole

After the Libby Indictment After the Libby Indictment

The CIA leak scandal has revealed the Bush crew's dishonesty and hypocrisy. But don't expect the Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald or Bush to ever explain what really happened.

Nov 3, 2005 / David Corn

Did Cheney Know Plame Was Undercover? Did Cheney Know Plame Was Undercover?

The indictment of I. Lewis Libby indictment casts Vice President Dick Cheney in a key role in the CIA leak investigation: It suggests Cheney had reason to suspect Valerie Wilson wa...

Oct 31, 2005 / Feature / David Corn

Don’t You Dare Call It Treason Don’t You Dare Call It Treason

Any deed or disclosure that sabotages the CIA's capacity for covert operations deserves praise.

Jul 14, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Anatomy of Rove’s Leak Anatomy of Rove’s Leak

Team Bush has hunkered down and ignored press inquiries, hoping the storm surrounding Karl Rove will pass.

Jul 14, 2005 / David Corn

The Posada File The Posada File

Will the Bush Administration recognize that anti-Castro radical Luis Posada Carriles is a terrorist?

May 19, 2005 / Peter Kornbluh

So Much Hypocrisy So Much Hypocrisy

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

May 19, 2005 / The Editors

‘Case Closed’ ‘Case Closed’

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

Apr 7, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

‘Curveball,’ the Wacko Who Turned Out to Be Our Only Source for thePresence of Bioweapon Vans in Iraq… ‘Curveball,’ the Wacko Who Turned Out to Be Our Only Source for thePresence of Bioweapon Vans in Iraq…

A poem.

Apr 7, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Tim Spicer’s World Tim Spicer’s World

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

Dec 29, 2004 / Feature / Andrew Ackerman

x