SEPTEMBER 11
The CIA Just Released Declassified Documents Related to the 9/11 Attacks
The CIA released declassified versions of five internal documents “related to the Agency’s performance in the lead-up to the attacks.”
With a Deadline Looming, the Fate of the PATRIOT Act Is in Limbo
More than 13 years after George W. Bush signed the bill into law after the September 11 attacks, the May 31 deadline is looming for the controversial act as legislators head out of town for the holiday weekend.
US and EU Accused of Turning a Blind Eye to 'Rampant Torture' in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a key ally to the US and the EU in Central Asia. A new report by Amnesty International claims that this is why the West is not acting on torture carried out by the country's ruling regime.
No VFX Were Used in the Making of This Hallucinatory Short Film
Calvin Frederick walks us through the hidden meanings of his dazzling lo-fi short, 'Agrabagrabah.'
We Asked Someone Who Hates America Whether Obama Loves America
Rudy Giuliani's comment that President Obama doesn't love America sparked an uproar last week. But do people who really hate America think Obama is one of their own?
Veterans with PTSD Have Found Solace at the Sausage Castle Party House in Florida
"I get a sense of camaraderie here... It seems at the end of the day like a family."
CIA Torture Was No 'Rash' Mistake
Obama's feigned accountability fails to address the fact that the paranoid national security mindset responsible for the torture program is still at work today.
Elizabeth May Ushered a Group of 9/11 Truthers into Canadian Parliament
Bizarrely enough, Elizabeth May felt like it was her duty to bring the Truther message forward to the Canadian government.
Australia’s Anti-Terrorist Laws: The Balance between Liberty, Security, and Fear
In the shadow of our most recent military venture into Iraq, Australia is currently debating a raft of new anti-terror laws.
About That Fleshlight 9/11 Tweet
Every time September 11 rolls around, Twitter turns into the social media equivalent of a roadside shrine, littered with photos of flags and soldiers and dead loved ones.
The Surreal Early Morning TV of 9/11, Just Before the Attacks
In the footage, it's hard not to see eerie foreshadows of the events about to unfold.
Guantánamo: Black-Out Bay
We traveled to Guantánamo Bay and spoke to a former detainee and guard to find out what life's like at Gitmo.