Politics

Sen. Feingold Claims Gonzales Misled Him on Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 Two years ago, the attorney general dismissed questions about warrantless spying as "hypothetical." In fact, the program was already in place. | storySorry, but what's the difference again between "intentionally misleading" and "lying"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halfhearted Filibuster Attempt Ends Predictably

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The Senate confirms Alito as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice after the hastily conceived filibuster attempt of Sens Kerry and Kennedy | storyBuzzflash: "There is no 'center' support for Alito's actual positions There's just support for an image the Republicans createdof a harmless guy with a wife driven to tears" | editorial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle Scars: The War Within

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 A Marine in Iraq who became the poster boy of the assault on Falloujah returns home to Kentucky, where he battles the demons of post-traumatic stress. | storyPowerful stuff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Calls Spy Program Patently Illegal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 The Gray Lady, in an editorial, eviscerates Bush's defense of his spying program, point by point. | editorial Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Threat

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 Quick, someone bring out the smelling salts! A White House official just admitted a mistake. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harry Belafonte Thunders in Harlem

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 The musician, actor and social activist issues a strident criticism of U.S. foreign policy before the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cheney Denies Knowing Bush

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 Jack Abramoff? Sorry, never knew the guy Oh yeah, and while we're on the topic of bad guys, I don't know that Bush character either Photos? What photos?. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Army Seized Wives as Tactic

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 In at least two instances, American forces have seized wives of insurgents as a means of "leverage." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Propaganda Finding Its Way Back to U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 A Georgetown think tank secures the release of a secret 2003 Rumsfeld-approved "road map" for psychological warfare abroad. | postAccording to the document, our government takes no responsibility for propaganda that boomerangs and returns home--as long as the U.S. public isn't "targeted." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Bush Kick the Abramoff Prosecutor Upstairs?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 The president has removed the chief prosecutor investigating the Jack Abramoff case. How? By nominating him to a federal judgeship. | storyDemocrats find the move so suspicious that they are calling for a special prosecutor in the corruption case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘State of the Union’ Satire Burns Up Internet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 A hilarious, pitch-perfect satire of the upcoming State of the Union address draws 26,000 viewers in just over 12 hours. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Photo Agency Deletes Bush-Abramoff Pictures

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 Blogger Josh Marshall discovers that official Republican photographers deleted pictures from their website of the president and the disgraced lobbyist. | post The Daily DeLay reports that the president of that photographic company is a Bush contributor. | post Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )