Central Intelligence Agency

Requiescat in Pace, IVth Amendment

FOURTH AMENDMENT: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to b ... More >>

Wanted (sort of)

Remember President Bush's steely determination to get Osama bin Laden Dead or Alive? Turns out he meant we'll get him, if we happen to bump into him. The New York Times reports this morning that "The Central Intelligence Agency has closed a unit that for a decade had the mission of hunting Osama b ... More >>

Numbers (Five Years Later)

From a list compiled by the UK newspaper, The Independent: 2,973 Total number of people killed (excluding the 19 hijackers) in the September 11, 2001 attacks 72,000 Estimated number of civilians killed worldwide since September 11, 2001 as a result of the war on terror 2 Number of years since US ... More >>

The Tortuous Path

George Bush has fundamentally reshaped the "conventional wisdom" of American political life in a way that most presidents can only dream of. Ronald Reagan elicited only agreement, at least rhetorically, that "the era of big government is over." George Bush has elicited agreement that "those claiming ... More >>

Spook-Hunting

Are you tired of the police always busting up your drug-running operation? Would you like to be provided with top-notch military equipment? Ever feel like the people fighting America's enemies in South America could use a bit more heavy weaponry? Then the CIA is definitely for you. Here at the CIA ... More >>

Winged Monkeys!

Our smoky links to unsavory characters

Oh, Death!

The year that sucked

Waterbored

It’s not torture, but Mideast thriller Rendition is as conventional as they come

Not Too Late for a War Crimes Tribunal

He turns 91 this week, so its possible Ronald Reagan cant remember. But Jim Washburn cant forget

Our Man in San Salvador

Notorious generals U.S. ties ran through an ex-OC cop

A Star is Bourne (Again)

Amnesiac-spy trilogy culminates in a thrilling Ultimatum

Mission: Implausible

The CIA has disavowed any knowledge of the alleged plot against Laos by Vang Pao and others. At least one defense attorney doesnt buy it

Letters

'[Vang Pao] was tough in a tough country. He deserves to die in peace'

The General's Last Stand

Vang Pao devoted his life to fighting communism in Laos—until his onetime ally, the U.S. government, arrested him

Letters

'Stupid-ass crackers talk about gangs like they know something'

Hero or Heroin?

Alleged coup-plotter Vang Paos shady past eludes mainstream media

Svengalis

Nick Begich: Mind Control

Operation Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of history

Death squads didnt work in Vietnam, but the CIA is betting theyll be great in Iraq

Trust No One

De Niros somnolent Shepherd leads us not into temptation

Now Playing

Alpha Dog, Borat, Charlotte's Web

Men in Suits

Weekly story brings past to life for ex-CIA pilot

Live Free Now

Ask me how: Talking taxes and trilaterals in Irvine

Global Currency

In Syriana, oil makes the world go round

Global Currency

In Syriana, oil makes the world go round

By Ella Taylor

The Spy Who Loved Me

Why does George W. Bush want the terrorists to win?

Dr. Death Revisited

In French TV documentary, ex-CIA official admits ties to CIA-cocaine scandal character

Dead End

Feds deny connection between CIA and ex-Laguna Beach cop and drug dealer. So why are his files secret?

Kill the Messenger

Gary Webb, 1955-2004

Tom Cruise Is Straight and Other Hollywood Conspiracies

Uri Dowbenkos Hoodwinked exposes the Masonic Zionist plot that is Tinseltown

Eddie Allen, RIP-off

A Newport Beach con man dies. We think

Secret War Hero

Mr. President, we have an alibi

Our Man In Baghdad

Mr. President, we have an alibi

War College

67 things you might want to know before the bombs drop

It's the Economy, Stupid

67 things you might want to know before the bombs drop

Lie Spy

67 things you might want to know before the bombs drop

Ashcroft to Mueller to Anybody Else

67 things you might want to know before the bombs drop

War! Huh?

Welcome to the summer of love at a theater near you

Crack Cop

New FBI documents add to the mystery surrounding a former Laguna cop who says he ran coke for the Nicaraguan rebels

Diary of a Mad County

New FBI documents add to the mystery surrounding a former Laguna cop who says he ran coke for the Nicaraguan rebels

Patriot Games

How a Newport Beach businessman used granny, apple pie and the flag to bilk patriotic investors

Crack Cop

FBI documents link an ex-Laguna cop and drug runner to an Irvine executive with ties to the CIA

True Lies?

Ken Bucchi says he was a drug-running spook. The CIA says hes an impostor

A Gray Area

OC judge is wild card in Citizens Drug Inquiry

Orange County's Scariest People!

Hey! It really IS the Year of the Woman!

Take Me Online to the Ballgame

Angels fans fight to the inevitable end

John Yoo Stars in a Most Civilized Debate on Torture

Photo by Christopher VictorioAs John Yoo makes his case, John C. Eastman is hard at think.Two days after Barack Obama's chief of staff said the administration was not inclined to back prosecutions against Bush lawyers who signed off on torture, the president backed off that statement today, saying h ... More >>

What the Bellhop Saw

Golden West College

Today in Offensive Things Filed in Court by Orly Taitz...

​This morning, Laguna Niguel dentist/lawyer Orly Taitz filed a motion opposing the government's opposition to her motion to move her already-dismissed Pamela v. Barnett lawsuit from Santa Ana to Washington D.C. (Got all that?)The PDF's here. It's 11 pages long. None of those 11 pages really explai ... More >>

Sirhan Sirhan, CIA Spooks and Dana Rohrabacher

Courtesy of the California Department of CorrectionsSirhan Sirhan's latest prison photo​Sirhan Sirhan is scheduled to go before a California parole board for a 13th time Wednesday, bringing to my mind two memories.The most recent involves Shane O'Sullivan's documentary RFK Must Die, which I caugh ... More >>

Pyramid Scheme

Men boasting CIA and FBI ties met in Newport Beach to convince a mysterious billionaire to buy into a secret economy, and nothing was what it seemed