Politics

General Outlines Plan for Troop Cuts in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 By Crooks and Liars' calculation, it's a reduction of around 28,000 by next year. The hypocrisy: After spending the entire last week savaging Rep. John Murtha's proposal for a pullout, it now appears that the Bush administration is preparing to "cut and run." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Ron Suskind

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 Truthdig salutes Ron Suskind, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer whose most recent book, "The One Percent Doctrine," stripped down Vice President Dick Cheney's counter-terrorism philosophy to its Strangelovian essence: If there is a 1% chance of a terrorist attack, America must respond as though it is a 100% certainty. Click here for disclosures from the book, Suskind TV appearances, links to other writings and biographical information. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Goldwater Nephew Calls for Forced Immigrant Labor Camps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 Dan Goldwater, a gubernatorial candidate in Arizona and nephew of the late Sen Barry Goldwater, told a Spanish news agency that he wanted to hold undocumented immigrants in camps to use them "as labor in the construction of a wall and to clean the areas of the Arizona desert that they're polluting" He claims, however, that his words were taken out of context--that he only wanted to put convicted immigrant felons to work . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sec. Snow, Cheney Defend Bank Searches

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 Outgoing Secretary of the Treasury John Snow said the program to troll through the financial records of Americans without warrants is the thing "I'm proudest of It's really government at its best" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger Denies Bush Troop Request

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 The governor rejected a request from the president to send 1,500 more National Guard troops to the Mexican border, saying the transfer would stretch the California Guard too thin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Santorum Display Classified Documents on Fox News?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 When Pa Sen Rick Santorum went on Fox to make what turned out to be a bogus claim about WMDs in Iraq, did he violate federal law by holding classified documents up to the camera? Greg Sargent has more . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Kerry Sets Firm Timetable For Making His Mind Up About War

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 The satirist reports that Sen. Kerry's words may have fallen on deaf ears at the White House, where President Bush vowed to remain in Iraq "until we have determined why we are there." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Reporters Allowed in Gitmo–Except for Fox

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 Last week, the Pentagon kicked all reporters out of the Guantanamo Bay prison after the suicides of three detainees. But on Wednesday the Defense Dept. invited a Fox News analyst down to Cuba to tour the facility. And what do you know? The Fox analyst described Gitmo as ?now gentle, almost child-like the way they treat the detainees.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The N.Y. Times’ Modest Proposal to the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 From one of today's Times editorials: "Given the topics that have preoccupied Congress lately, one wonders why the Republicans don't simply propose a catchall bill aimed at illegal gay liberal Mexican flag burners and be done with it." Why not indeed? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Springsteen Slams Coulter, Defends His Rights as Activist

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 Bruce Springsteen defends his right to speak his mind about political issues, and derides as "insane" those who say that musicians should stick to bubble-gum fare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Votes to Cut Estate Taxes

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 After the GOP-controlled Congress rejected an increase in the minimum wage, House lawmakers have now voted to exempt the heirs of millionaires from having to pay taxes on their inherited wealth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even Scalia Opposes Flag-Burning Amendment

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 The arch-conservative Supreme Court justice is quoted in this Jonathan Alter column as saying that banning flag-burning would "[dilute] the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.? Mr. President, when you find yourself to the right of Antonin Scalia, you've crossed over into crazy town. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )