Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 31, 2013
With five Tomahawk cruise missile-equipped US Navy destroyers waiting in the Mediterranean Sea for a possible strike on Syria, Jadaliyya ezine co-founder and director of Middle East Studies at George Mason University Bassam Haddad says a U attack on Bashar al-Assad's government could escalate into multinational war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
After the British Parliament's refusal to join a U.S. attack on Syria, the secretary of state declared Friday there was "clear" and "compelling" evidence that the government of President Bashar al-Assad used poison gas against its citizens. Meanwhile, the Obama administration released an unclassified intelligence report intended to back up the claim. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Kevin Zeese, PopularResistanceAug 30, 2013
The solo-cowboy approach would make the phony Bush “coalition of the willing” that joined in the mistaken attack on Iraq look like brilliant diplomacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
President Obama surely didn't want to offer his commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech on a day dominated by rumors of war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
Barack Obama's plans to bomb Syria hit a snag Thursday when the British parliament unexpectedly voted against a motion that would have paved the way for authorizing the U.K.’s participation in a military attack. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer interviews the godfather of principled leakers about Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, Edward Snowden and President Obama's "unprecedented campaign against whistle-blowing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
The weapon manufacturer's stock surged roughly 10 percent while American war drums for Syria crescendoed over the past two months. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., recognizes the jump as an unambiguous reminder that profit is a cause for the war President Obama seems prepared to make. "Nobody wants this except the military-industrial complex," he said on a radio show Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 30, 2013
The British-Pakistani historian, activist and editor of the New Left Review says that without publicly available evidence, Barack Obama's claim that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against civilians and rebels is "totally unconvincing." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 29, 2013
Increased militarization of domestic police departments has contributed to grotesque violations of Americans' civil liberties, not to mention costing untold millions in tax dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
Now that the Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family, it is time to honor Prince Bandar bin Sultan as the most effective Machiavellian politician of the modern era.The Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
History says don't do it. Most Americans say don't do it. But President Obama has to punish Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's homicidal regime with a military strike -- and hope that history and the people are wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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