Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 12, 2005
How refreshing that there is one democratic nation — Chile — where a leading candidate has the courage to suggest that the impact of the clergy has not always added to enlightenment, particularly as to the place of women in society. Jefferson lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 10, 2005
How telling that the Nobel Peace Prize has been granted to the United Nations agency that Bush kicked out of Iraq after it failed to find weapons of mass destruction that he just knew were there See BBC story Meanwhile, there are some Democrats who have some explaining to do. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 8, 2005
Was Frist playing doctor when he pushed legislation for medical reform or just lining his pockets? Get background on the accusations of Medicare fraud, conflict of interest and insider trading facing Sen. Bill Frist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 7, 2005
The outrageous rip-off of Native American tribes by a top Republican lobbyist is leading inexorably to a reckoning for the allegedly morally superior religious and political right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 6, 2005
No get-out-of-jail-free card for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay A Texas court upheld a felony indictment for DeLay on charges of money laundering in connection with a 2002 Texas election A separate indictment for criminal conspiracy was dismissed . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 4, 2005
Condi Rice is so tired of Old Europe and its human rights complaints. Big deal, so the CIA is using Soviet era torture camps in Eastern Europe to stash "war on terror" prisoners. Don't those fusspots in the EU understand that our use of torture is fundamentally different because we are the good guys and that Eastern Europe has been liberated? That outmoded European slogan of "friends don't let friends use torture" is so over. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
Now that the Pentagon has admitted to subverting the fragile efforts to build democracy in Iraq, will Congress begin an investigation of how this happened? The first question should be who in the Pentagon decided that he or she had the right to put words in the mouth of the Prophet Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
The big winners in Iraq will be Iran's ayatollahs, sponsors of their fellow Shiite theocrats who are the main U.S. surrogates on the ground in Iraq. To make sure, they've arranged a double whammy: Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
Retracing the steps of Shiite religious leaders and parties who have come to dominate the post-invasion process. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
Prediction: It's the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, not Iraq, that will unravel the Bush empire. Abramoff will follow the lead of his partner, Michael Scanlon, in copping a plea bargain with prosecutors, whose likely targets include Tom DeLay, many other congressional Republicans and key players in the administration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 30, 2005
With the gravest charges facing the former Iraqi dictator, Americans are implicated either through acts of commission or omission. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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