Stories by Jason Leopold

Jason Leopold is lead investigative reporter of Truthout. He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, News Junkie, a memoir. Visit jasonleopold.com for a preview. His most recent investigative report, "From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant: The Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah," is now available as an ebook. Follow Jason on Twitter: @JasonLeopold. subscribe to Jason Leopold's feed

Death Threats, a Fired Bullet and Cold Cells: Hear Guantanamo Horror Stories as Mass Hunger Strike Continues

Posted on: Apr 22, 2013, Source: Truthout

Guantanamo prisoners provide new details on the hellish prison camp to lawyers as a mass hunger strike continues.

How an Innocent 26-Year-Old Got Sold Into Guantanamo Hell for a $5,000 Bounty

Posted on: Oct 23, 2012, Source: TruthOut.org

He was just a man, one of hundreds - thousands perhaps - who was in the wrong place at the wrong time after 9/11.

The Bin Laden Cover-Up: Pentagon Scrubs Documents to Hide Truth About Tracking bin Laden

Posted on: Sep 12, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

Whistleblower says he was told to stop tracking Bin Laden and suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in the months prior to 9/11.

Bible-Based Ethics Program For Nuclear Missile Officers Quashed by Air Force After Exposé

Posted on: Aug 5, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

A mandatory ethics class for Air Force missile officers, shot through with biblical justifications for war, was suspended after two decades as the result of this report.

CIA Psychologist's Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush's Torture Program

Posted on: Mar 22, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

One of the architects of the government's top-secret torture program said detainees were brutalized -- and not just to obtain intelligence.

Revealed: DoD 'Waterboarded' Guantanamo Bay Prisoners with Neuropsychiatric Drug

Posted on: Dec 2, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

The Defense Department forced all "war on terror" detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug, mefloquine.

BP's Culture of Cost-Cutting Isn't Just in the Gulf: Danger Looms in Alaska Pipeline

Posted on: Jul 6, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

Explosive allegations leveled by managers reveal that severe cost-cutting efforts could put the integrity of an 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System at risk.

Why Isn't BP Under Criminal Investigation?

Posted on: May 30, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

BP is a convicted serial environmental criminal. Why is there no criminal investigation?

Awful: ACORN Will Shut Down For Good

Posted on: Mar 22, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

Following months of relentless attacks by Republicans over a manufactured scandal, the poor people's advocacy group has announced that it will permanently shut its doors.

DOJ Report: Torture Memo Author John Yoo Said Bush Could Order "Massacre" of Whole Villages

Posted on: Feb 22, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

Despite this latest disturbing revelation, Yoo’s culpability in Bush administration abuses has been deemed "poor judgment," not a violation of "professional standards."

GOP Senators: U.S. Faces Terrorist Attack if Holder Probes Bush's Torture Program

Posted on: Aug 26, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org

In a craven attempt to keep CIA abuses under wraps, nine senators wrote to the attorney general warning him not to appoint a special prosecutor.

Reagan's DOJ Prosecuted Texas Sheriff for Waterboarding Prisoners

Posted on: Apr 27, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org

Ignoring the 1983 case is just one of the flagrant violations committed by Bush lawyers who crafted the newly released "torture memos."

Torture Memo Author John Yoo Blames Ruined Reputation on "Hippies, Protesters and Left-wing Activists"

Posted on: Mar 19, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org

Yoo has no regrets about the controversial legal opinions he wrote for the White House, giving Bush unfettered power in the aftermath of 9/11.

CIA Confirms 12 of 92 Videotapes Destroyed Showed Prisoners Tortured

Posted on: Mar 12, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org

ACLU: "This new information underscores the need for full and immediate disclosure of the CIA's illegal interrogation methods."

Holy Cow: Top Dems Are Serious About Investigating Bush's Criminal Acts

Posted on: Jan 25, 2009, Source: Consortium News

To the surprise of progressives and anger of the GOP, leading Dems support investigations.

McCain Adopts Cheney's Energy Plan

Posted on: Aug 12, 2008, Source: Consortium News

Once considered an ally of environmental groups, McCain now has a plan drafted by industry execs pushing more drilling and nuclear power.

Health-Care Crisis Endangers Economy

Posted on: Jul 6, 2008, Source: Consortium News

A new report urges policymakers to find a solution to the health-care crisis; long-term fiscal problems may develop if the issue is not addressed.

Bush Operative Pushes Voter-ID Law

Posted on: May 14, 2008, Source: Consortium News

Mark “Thor” Hearne is working to enact an amendment that may suppress the vote in the key battleground state of Missouri this November.

White House Used Twisted Health Language to Justify Torture

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008, Source: Consortium News

Seems this administration will do anything to defend cruel, inhuman treatment.

Bush's '16 Words' Were False

Posted on: Apr 19, 2006, Source: AlterNet

A newly declassified State Department memo provides the first hard evidence that the Bush administration manipulated and ignored intelligence in their thirst for war.

CIA Leak Scandal Goes to the Top

Posted on: Feb 10, 2006, Source: TruthOut.org

Bush administration officials reveal that the Vice President spearheaded the White House's efforts to discredit Joseph Wilson.

The Right Man For The Job(s)?

Posted on: Oct 3, 2004, Source: AlterNet

With jobs going overseas, deficits soaring high, Bush and Kerry offer voters sharply different approaches to turning things around.

You Don't Know Dick

Posted on: Aug 26, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Vice-President Dick Cheney has said he didn't know about Halliburton's dubious accounting practices or its dealings with Iraq in the 90s. There's plenty to counter those assertions.