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The Secret Government: What a Real Bipartisan Probe of Bush-era Crimes Should Look Like

Christopher Hayes, The Nation. September 2, 2009.
From CIA assassinations to domestic spying, a sweeping investigation of government crimes is not only possible -- it has been done before.

Dan Froomkin, You Will Be Sorely Missed

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. June 26, 2009.
In his last column for the Washington Post, Froomkin congratulates journalists who did their jobs -- and exposes those who didn't.

U.S. Has Spies On the Ground in Iran: Former National Security Advisor

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. June 24, 2009.
Asked if the U.S. has 'intelligence operatives on the ground in Iran,' Brent Scowcroft replied, "Of course we do."

Seymour Hersh: Secret U.S. Forces Carried Out Assassinations in 'a Lot of' Countries, Including in Latin America

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 31, 2009.
The investigative journalist for The New Yorker explains his recent bombshell revelation about Dick Cheney's "executive assassination" squads.

Hey Mr. Cheney, What About Those 'Executive Assassination Squads'?

John Nichols, The Nation. March 25, 2009.
As long as the former VP is on the interview circuit, why not invite him to Capitol Hill to explain these frightening allegations?

Rep. Dennis Kucinich Seeks Investigation of Cheney "Assassination Ring"

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 17, 2009.
"If substantiated, the allegation would have far reaching implications for the United States," wrote Kucinich to the House Oversight Committee.

Seymour Hersh: "Executive Assassination Ring" Answered to Cheney, Had No Congressional Oversight

Eric Black, MinnPost.com. March 12, 2009.
Investigative journalist Sy Hersh dropped a bombshell revelation on Monday about international killings ordered under Bush.

Seymour Hersh: 'Executive Assassination Ring' Reported Directly to Cheney Office

AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and LibertiesMarch 11, 2009.
"Under President Bush's authority, they've been going into countries ... finding people on a list and executing them and leaving."

Seymour Hersh: "After 9/11 We Became a Different Country"

Faisal Abbas, Asharq Al-Awsat. December 25, 2008.
The New Yorker's star reporter discusses Abu Ghraib, the "war on terror," and why U.S. reporters don't pay enough attention to the Arab press.

Sy Hersh: Congress Is Funding Major Escalation in Secret Operations Against Iran

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 1, 2008.
Hersh reports on a secret Congress-approved plan for activities ranging from supporting dissident groups to spying on Iran's nuclear program.

Will the Military Halt an Iran Attack?

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, TheNation.com. October 10, 2007.
With little reason to have hope in Congress, peace activists are calling on the military to restrain Bush.

Seymour Hersh: Bush 'Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing' in Iraq

Charles Hawley, David Gordon Smith, Der Spiegel. October 1, 2007.
Interview: Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh talks about Bush's Vietnam, Iran's nuclear ambitions and how the US press failed the First Amendment.

Neocons in Cheney's Office Fund al Qaeda-Tied Groups ... and No One Cares?

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. March 17, 2007.
Seymour Hersh's recent report that Iran-Contra veterans working out of Dick Cheney's office are using stolen funds from Iraq to arm al Qaeda-tied groups and foment a larger Sunni-Shia war is a very big deal.