The inside story of a cartel’s deadly assault on a Mexican town near the Texas border — and the U.S. drug operation that sparked it. By Ginger Thompson.

Journalists David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed in Afghanistan last year on a reporting trip. Our investigation found that the story of their deaths is not what we originally reported. By Robert Little.

In the following instances, officials in the government which carried out the attack (or seriously proposed an attack) admit to it, either orally, in writing, or through photographs or videos...

Gina Haspel, the new No. 2 at the CIA, played a leading role in the torture of terror suspects following 9/11. Now German lawyers are seeking criminal action against her. By Christian Fuchs.

On June 8, during Israel’s preemptive Six-Day War, an act of aggression, not self-defense against regional Arab states, the IDF did the unthinkable… By Stephen Lendman.

New Snowden documents provide precious few new details about an incident that remains shrouded — and controversial. By Miriam Pensack.

The 50 year cover-up of a mass murder of U.S. servicemen orchestrated by Israel and its friends. By Philip Giraldi.

The document allegedly leaked by whistleblower Reality Winner reinforces assertions made by President Trump that the Russia story is fake news. By Scott Ritter.

Turla uses social media and clever programming techniques to cover its tracks. By Dan Goodin.

During World War II, a man went to the doctor in Rozwadów, Poland with a unique complaint… By Matt Soniak. (Sept. 22, 2015)

The mainstream media’s obituaries for Gen. Manuel Noriega missed the real story: the U.S. government’s rank hypocrisy in justifying a bloody invasion that deepened Panama’s role in the drug trade, explains Jonathan Marshall.

Desperately seeking some praise, President Trump surely won’t remind Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu about the USS Liberty, which Israel nearly sank a half century ago killing 34 sailors, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern recalls.

In “Phenomena,” Annie Jacobsen explores the government’s research into things that go bump in the night. By Dick Teresi.

Dr. Joseph H.P. Westbrook was an early civil rights leader in Denver who was able to pass undetected at Klan meetings. By Kevin Beaty.

National-security officials may see themselves as patriots, but their methods set a dangerous precedent. By Philip Giraldi.

France had a secret plan to ‘Protect the Republic’ amid fears of ‘extreme violence’ if far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen had won the presidential election, it has been reported. By Henry Samuel.

“It seemed very suspicious for such an important article about the intelligence community’s ties to the Washington Post to go missing at the same time WaPo decides to stir up Russia collusion nonsense using anonymous sources again.” By Caitlin Johnstone.

Amid the chaos of James Comey’s firing, new questions about the timeline of his fateful investigation. By Matt Taibbi.

A group of Americans visiting Russia heard dire warnings from ex-Soviet President Gorbachev that the tensions between the U.S. and Russia are creating a dangerous situation for the world, reports Rick Sterling, who is on the trip.

How a Nordic mystery death led to a trail of coded messages, disguises, and fake identities. By Helier Cheung.