The executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News has acknowledged that its controversial series suggesting a link between the CIA and cocaine trafficking was, … Lacked Evidence for CIA-Crack Cocaine StoryRead more
Steven Kinzer talking: The story of how the C.I.A. overthrew the government of Iran in 1953 is really an object lesson in how easy it … American GestapoRead more
Human experimentation was a core feature of the CIA’s torture program. The experimental nature of the interrogation and detention techniques is clearly evident in the … The CIA Didn’t Just TortureRead more
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou has revealed new details about the CIA’s internal debate over the arrest, rendition and torture of Canadian citizen Maher Arar. Kirakou … CIA Officials Knew Torture Victim Maher Arar Was InnocentRead more
John Kiriakou, the only CIA officer connected with the agency’s torture program who served jail time, said Monday that the agency did not obtain useful … Interrogators Should Be ProsecutedRead more
Controversial U.S. drone strikes may be helping rather than hindering the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a leaked CIA document released by Wikileaks Thursday. The … CIA Admitted Drone Strikes IneffectiveRead more
Released in 1975 and 1976, the Church Commission report revealed that the CIA had been secretly trying to assassinate foreign leaders, including Fidel Castro, for … The CIA’s Covert War Against Fidel CastroRead more
Why won’t any U.S. politician, official or contractor ever be prosecuted for torturing people? That big question looms in the background of the just-released CIA … Why CIA torturers won’t be punishedRead more
John Kiriakou, the retired CIA agent who blew the whistle on torture. He’s just been released from prison. He’ll join us from his home in … John Kiriakou remains under house arrestRead more