Declassified records show Gorbachev privately agreed with Western skeptics that his ‘defensive’ army in East Germany didn’t look defensive. We read all 12.
News
Pentagon’s Sixth UAP Release Reposts 37 AAWSAP Studies
The Pentagon’s sixth UAP file release reposts 37 AAWSAP reference studies on warp drives and wormholes, with some old redactions lifted. What’s in it.
Opinion
An Inexpensive Week at the Pump
Gas is up about 53% since the State of the Union; diesel hit a record. The president called it inexpensive, then floated and dropped a diesel ban. Opinion.
Opinion
A Press Ban in Search of a Reason
On Friday, the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico had no particular reason. By Tuesday, it was national security. An opinion on the timeline.
Editors Pick / Opinion
Ohio’s Senate Race Discovers It Never Liked Data Centers
Both Ohio Senate candidates now sour on data center tax breaks. The state forecast $136 million; the bill came to $1.6 billion. An opinion on the receipts.
Archives
Bay of Pigs, 1960–1961: The Declassified CIA Record
A reference guide to the Bay of Pigs through declassified CIA and White House records, from 1960 planning papers to the Inspector General’s 1961 survey.
News
Appeals Panel Declassifies 9/11 Commission’s PDB Summary
A presidential panel declassified the 9/11 Commission’s review of 353 pre-attack Daily Brief articles plus 11 interview memos. Here’s what was released.
Declassified / Editors Pick
The FBI’s Pinochet Investigation, 50 Years After Embassy Row
Newly released FBI files show agents questioned Henry Kissinger in a 2000 probe of Pinochet’s role in the 1976 Embassy Row bombing. Read what they say.
Archives / Editors Pick
The CIA’s Own 693-Page Account of Its Abuses
The CIA’s 1973 “family jewels” file, declassified in 2007: its own account of spying on journalists, opening mail for two decades, and assassination plots.