Spotlight on the FBI: The Bureau’s Checkered Past and Present
The FBI’s role in the presidential election has put a spotlight on the Bureau. A good time for us to turn the investigators into the investigated.
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Disinformation on Syria: Collection of WhoWhatWhy Exposés
A selection of WhoWhatWhy stories on Syria that demonstrate why you should question any country’s official explanations for what it does.
More About Felix Sater — the Problematical Friend Trump Forgot
Readers of our major article on Donald Trump, Russia, and the mob expressed plenty of interest in Trump’s associate Felix Sater, so here’s more on him and his early activities.
Trump Was Kremlin’s Megaphone, Senators Told
Witnesses tell Senators that Russian disinformation intensified before the 2016 election, and has advanced Putin’s international agenda.
Did US Bomb Mosque in Syria?
Advocates for Data Rescue Emerge in Era of Trump ; Three States Have Banned Private Prisons …and More Picks for 3/17
Keeping an Eye on Justice
The work of the US Congress is on display for anyone desiring to tune in. But why are federal courts largely exempt from this public scrutiny?
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 3
From Watergate to Iran-Contra to the present, official lies have justified public crimes. When exposed, crimes unpunished to protect deeper secrets create an alternate reality in which the propaganda of power secures impunity for the powerful.
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 2
Undeclared US wars fought against phantom or created enemies for profit; illegal and covert CIA interference in foreign countries — these familiar echos find their antecedents in a long and bloody history, going back to Iran-Contra, further back to Vietnam, and further back still. Will history repeat itself again?
Did the Feds Indict the Wife of Orlando Shooter for Sins of Her Husband?
The widow of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen has been charged with “material support” of a terrorist group and faces life in prison if convicted. Is Noor Salman being punished for the sins of her husband? Is she being silenced? Does she know too much about her late husband’s earlier interactions with the FBI?
Ruminations on the Greatest Mystery Never Solved
More than 50 years after the assassination of JFK, questions of who, what, and why remain unresolved. Despite valiant efforts by a dedicated research community, the obstacles remain formidable. At a recent JFK research conference in Dallas, Russ Baker addressed some of these challenges and how to move forward.
The Death of a Journalist Who Knew Too Much
Dorothy Kilgallen was ahead of her time as she straddled gossip, politics and real journalism. When she got too deep into the JFK assassination, she was found dead.
House GOP’s Assault on Ethics Office Averted but New Rules Still Do Damage
The new House rules changes may seem harmless, but they make the House less transparent and can be used to intimidate citizens and federal workers.