Cheney kept CIA program from Congress
The CIA withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress during the Bush administration on direct orders from then-Vice President Dick Cheney, current CIA director Leon Panetta told members of Congress.
David “Kungfu” Carradine found Dead in Thai hotel
Update June 6: New find indicates that Carradine’s cause of dead may not be a suicide. It could have been engaged in a dangerous form of sex play known as auto-erotic asphyxiation. The practice involves temporarily cutting off the supply [...]
20 Americans On Board of Somali Pirates Hijack Ship
Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 20 American crew members onboard, the shipping company said. The 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama was carrying emergency relief to Mombasa, Kenya, when it was hijacked, said Peter Beck-Bang, spokesman for the [...]
US war dead media ban lifted
The media have been given access to the return home of a dead US soldier for the first time since an 18-year ban on coverage was lifted. Reporters were allowed to witness the ceremony marking the return of the body [...]
