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Joe Conason: Time to Face Facts in Iraq

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 30, 2006 Bush made his bed with the Iraq quagmire. Now he has to deal with the consequences: diplomacy with Iran and Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Bush’s Strange Vietnam Visit

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 What may be remembered someday as one of the strangest moments of George W. Bush's presidency took place last week in Vietnam, when he chose to mention the American defeat there in the same breath as our failing occupation of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Draining the Congressional Swamp

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 While the post-election shoving and shuffling on Capitol Hill sounds dull, parochial and petty to the rest of the world, the choices that politicians make among themselves can be telling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Why They Deserved Defeat

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 9, 2006 The sleaziest campaign tactic to emanate from this year's GOP playbook was the use and abuse of "robo-calls," which harassed and intimidated Democratic voters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Spinning Election Day in Advance

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 2, 2006 Anticipating a bruising defeat at the polls, Republicans have begun claiming that many Democratic victories would actually validate conservative policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Self Service, Not Public Service, in Congress

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 19, 2006 Rep. Curt Weldon is emblematic of the cancer eating away at Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Bush Bluster Fails to Halt Nuke Threat

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 12, 2006 America's invasion of Iraq has made predictable impressions on Iran and North Korea: Only military power, underscored by the actual possession of nuclear weapons, can guarantee survival against a superpower bent on regime change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: White House Guilt in CIA Leak Case Remains

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 The revelation that Richard Armitage first disclosed Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA operative doesn't change the fact that it was Karl Rove and Scooter Libby who used that information in an attempt to punish Ms. Wilson for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: War Critics Are Mainstream, Not Fringe

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 If more than half of the public supports withdrawal from Iraq, and nearly two-thirds disapproves of the president and his policy, isn't that the "mainstream" position? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Middle East Crisis Blows Up Bush’s Illusions

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 20, 2006 The recent bloodshed in Israel, Lebanon and Iraq is a tough lesson in "what happens when the leadership of 'the indispensable nation' takes a mental vacation." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Sen. Lieberman Literally in Bed With Drug Lobby

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 The senator who would lecture us on ethics drafted a bill in 2005 that made generous giveaways to pharmaceutical companies -- one month after his wife went to work in the pharmaceuticals division of a major lobbying and PR firm. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: On Capitol Hill, a Burning Issue

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 As the Fourth of July approaches, show your support for our hard-won freedoms: Urge your senator not to make a mockery of them by voting for the flag burning ban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )