Monthly Archives: April 2009
Bush Lawyers Used U.S. Military Training to Justify CIA Interrogation Techniques
In justifying the legality of controversial CIA interrogation techniques, the Bush administration’s Justice Department relied heavily on one of the U.S. military’s own training programs, newly released memos on government interrogation techniques reveal. The Survival Evasion Resistance Escape, or SERE, course is designed primarily for pilots and Special Forces soldiers who are at high...
Dennis Blair, Obama’s Spy-in-Chief, Brings a Tactical Eye to the Job
Every morning, Barack Obama receives a report called the “President’s Daily Brief,” updating him on the country’s most pressing international threats. The contents-even the titles-of these short summaries are highly classified, but it’s not a stretch to imagine recent PDBs covering the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, the cartel wars in Mexico, and updates on...
D.B. Cooper’s Cold Case Turns Comical
When Special Agent Larry Carr took charge of perhaps the most celebrated crime since the Great Train Robbery, one thing was certain: The FBI wouldn’t give him any resources to investigate the cold case.
Amid Recession, FBI Makes New Push on Financial Crimes
Ever since 9/11, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has focused its investigatory might overwhelmingly on fighting terrorism. But in a sign of these troubled economic times, the FBI is reviving an old priority: white-collar crime. More specifically, in the age of Bernie Madoff, officials want to nab criminals who helped to create, or are...