Gareth Porter is an independent investigative journalist and historian specializing in US national-security policy, who received the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism for his coverage of the US war in Afghanistan.
Gareth Porter is an independent investigative journalist and historian specializing in US national-security policy, who received the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism for his coverage of the US war in Afghanistan.
Gareth Porter / TruthdigJul 17, 2019
Mainstream outlets’ coverage of U.S.-Iran relations are augmenting the Trump administration’s provocations at a critical moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigMay 11, 2019
Donald Trump’s security chief has spun Israeli "intelligence" before—and it could draw the U.S. into yet another catastrophic conflict. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigMar 27, 2019
Tom Dooley's popular book, “Deliver Us From Evil,” was only one way the U.S. Navy doctor pushed American propaganda to the public. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigFeb 27, 2019
Like Dick Cheney before them, Mike Pompeo and John Bolton seek to manufacture a Middle East crisis that could lead to armed conflict. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigJan 11, 2019
Predictably, the mainstream media has issued a collective pronouncement about the president's pullout plan that fails to reflect the facts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigDec 31, 2018
Anti-war activists and congressional co-sponsors believe a war powers resolution could force Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the negotiating table. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigNov 26, 2018
What follows is a murky story of a political ploy by the two governments to create a phony rationale for ousting Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigOct 2, 2018
The president’s stances on many matters are precarious to say the least, but his unorthodox approaches on foreign policy merit attention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigJun 11, 2018
The media have assumed that North Korea cannot live without nuclear weapons—but have failed to make any effort to understand Kim Jong Un's strategy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigApr 30, 2018
The U.S. national security adviser is not just uninterested in selling a denuclearization pact to the public. He's working to undermine it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigMar 16, 2018
Kim Jong Un has agreed to present Donald Trump with a plan for full denuclearization and normalization of relations between the U.S. and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthdigFeb 9, 2018
President Moon Jae-in has taken advantage of the Olympics to advance a proposal for a U.S.-North Korean deal. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / Consortium NewsMar 4, 2018
The CIA operation, which involved providing Iran with a flawed design for a nuclear weapon, is the perfect example of creating intelligence in order to justify operations. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Gareth Porter / TruthoutJan 29, 2018
Low U.S. casualties are crucial to the approach because most Americans do not favor permanent war. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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