Obama Limits State Secrets Privilege, a Favorite Bush Policy
On the surface, the White House has clamped down. But did it repudiate Bush-era abuses--or has it merely disguised them?
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The Obama administration has investigated more leak than all others combined, and its chase for leakers is straying into madness.
On the surface, the White House has clamped down. But did it repudiate Bush-era abuses--or has it merely disguised them?
Pundits raise concerns that the Afghan men accused of plotting attacks may have been part of a larger cell that's still operational
The arrests of three Afghan men in a U.S. terror plot sparked controversy and speculation about whether Obama will benefit
Matthew Yglesias and David Ignatious debate the CIA's role
A task force concludes that the color-coded terror-alert system isn't working, so bloggers offer their ideas on how to improve it
Bloggers ask what Obama's new support of the Patriot Act says about his administration
America's most recent success in hunting down terrorist leader in Somalia brings a mixed reaction
The world's most enigmatic terrorist puts out a new audio tape labeling Obama weak and blaming 9/11 on the Israel lobby. Commentators try to read between the lines.
Unfinished. Here's why.
Support for Al Qaeda is dropping in countries it considers home, yet Bin Laden still walks free. Commentators debate what it means going forward.
The president joins columnists in commemorating the eighth anniversary of the attacks
Robert Scheer commemorates 9/11 by asking what would have happened if Manhattan had been nuked.
On the eve of the eighth anniversary, columnists say there's a right -- and a wrong -- way to commemorate the attacks
Eric Holder's attention could affect the behavior of CIA interrogators in different ways
The Onion warns against tying the hands and hooves of our Minotaur interrogator
With the Post's report that waterboarding works, advocates say the only remaining argument against it is moral
The substantial arguments against the Washington Post's assessment that torture worked
Christopher Hayes rouses liberals with a call to bring back the Church Committee--the comprehensive 1970s investigation that uncovered CIA assassination plots and more.
Should we pity the CIA director for getting steamrolled by Eric Holder and the White House?
A step toward justice, or a dangerous blow to the CIA?
A former torture supporter explains why he was wrong and what he learned
Moral, ethical, cultural and national security considerations define debate
Scouring the CIA documents, pundits find little evidence to support the ex-Vice President's boasts at the Weekly Standard
Low-level CIA interrogators, DoJ lawyers, or administration officials? Who should they target?
A political ploy, or a step that should extend to the highest levels of the Bush administration?
Allegations that Bush manipulated terror alert levels have made the left feel like it's 2004 all over again
How and why did Blackwater become so entrenched in American national security?
The FBI pursues even the smallest terrorism leads, but is this attention, time, and energy warranted when no plots have been foiled?
Revelations that the CIA outsourced to Blackwater continue debate on the agency's character.
Why do cybersecurity czars keep quitting? Do we even need one?
Obama's second attempt at a plan seems unlikely to please the opposition.
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