The F.B.I. said it would review some long-classified documents for possible disclosure, a decision that followed a push by families of the attacks’ victims.
Tag: Classified Information and State Secrets
Ashes of Hideki Tojo, Japan’s Wartime Leader, Were Secretly Scattered at Sea
The location of the remains of the wartime Japanese prime minister had been a puzzle. Now, documents reveal that U.S. forces secretly scattered his ashes into the Pacific Ocean.
New York Times Updates Database That Tracks Gitmo Detainees
A Times team has revamped an online database that makes it easier to learn about the roughly 780 prisoners who were taken there, including the 40 who remain.
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known
The famed source of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has made another unauthorized disclosure — and wants to be prosecuted for it.
Russian Spy Team Left Traces That Bolstered C.I.A.’s Bounty Judgment
But the U.S. lacked “evidence that the Kremlin directed this operation,” newly declassified information about the Russian team showed.
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets
A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
China Poses Biggest Threat to U.S., Intelligence Report Says
The annual assessment does not predict a military confrontation with either Russia or China, but it suggests that intelligence operations, cyberattacks and global drives for influence will intensify.
Italy Expels Russian Envoys Over Accusations of Espionage
Investigators say that an Italian Navy official passed secret documents to Russian military officials stationed to Rome in exchange for money.
Officials Try to Sway Biden Using Intelligence on Potential for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
If U.S. troops leave before any deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the militant group will take over much of the country, an intelligence assessment predicted.
Putin Authorized Russian Interference in 2020 Election, Report Says
The assessment was the intelligence community’s most comprehensive look at foreign efforts to interfere in the election.