Rumsfeld pushed for FBI probe of Hersh in 1975
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has been a thorn in the side of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during the Iraq war. Rumsfeld's discomfort was at least as acute in spring 1975....
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Hersh uncovered Pentagon adviser Richard Perle?s role in securing homeland security contracts
As America hurtled toward the invasion of Iraq last year, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh suggested in a magazine article that senior Pentagon adviser Richard Perle had improperly mixed his government...
Rumsfeld pushed for FBI probe of Hersh in 1975
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh's stinging articles have angered Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during the Iraq war. Rumsfeld's discomfort was at least as acute in spring 1975. Then chief of staff...
Hersh uncovered Pentagon adviser Richard Perle’s role in securing homeland security contracts
As America hurtled toward the invasion of Iraq last year, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh suggested in a magazine article that senior Pentagon adviser Richard Perle had improperly mixed his government...
The muckraker
His rented Impala paws the asphalt as the legendary investigative reporter takes a slow left off 47th Street and heads into the sunlight of Indiana Avenue. Seymour Hersh has come...
Literary con man
Before he became an international con artist, Waukegan native David George Holt was a workaday loading dock supervisor at a Milwaukee chemical company. He showed his wild side by collecting...
Teamster probe can’t survive union demands
After months of resistance and clashes, investigators knew their internal probe of the Teamsters was doomed when union officials in Washington demanded their confidential files and witness names. "We couldn't...
Gold Coast Madam still pointing finger
When six FBI and IRS agents awoke her at 6:05 a.m. on a muggy Monday in August 2002, the Gold Coast madam didn't bat an eye. Rose Laws said she...
A new twist for Chicago zines: Success
The basements of Chicago have spawned a noisy, pugnacious little industry: self-published magazines. Aimed at the erudite and hip, attention-grabbing local titles from The Baffler to WhiteWalls and TENbyTEN have...
4 officials plan to leave felon’s Broadway building
Four elected officials may move out of a North Side office building after learning about their landlord's criminal background. Michael Giorango has been convicted twice of federal bookmaking charges and...