In Woody Allen's 1971 political satire, "Bananas," a prisoner is forced listen, over and over, to the cast recording from the 1920s musical "No, No Nannette.” The scene is good for a laugh. But ...

Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. intelligence documents reveal 229 "rehabbed" former Gitmo detainees have returned to terrorism and killing Americans — and an alarming 66% of them have not ...

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Ex-CIA agent John Kiriakou has been charged with leaking classified information to journalists, and disclosing the identity of a covert CIA officer involved in the interrogation of al-Qaida terrorist ...