AIDS Czar Caught With His Pants Down

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig May 3, 2007 Abstinence advocate and Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias had to resign after admitting to $300 "massages" furnished by the "D.C. madam," but the real scandal is the administration's support -- to the tune of billions of dollars -- for a faith-based AIDS prevention philosophy that simply doesn't work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart on Bush’s Henchmen

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2007 Jon Stewart offers his take on Condoleezza Rice's impending awkwardness with Iran and Paul Wolfowitz's World Bank shenanigans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Putting Our Worst Foot Forward

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 26, 2007 By appointing corrupt and incompetent cronies to represent the United States, the Bush administration has damaged more than America's reputation, weakening the international organizations the world depends on now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paying Their Disrespects

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‘Daily Show’ on Wolfowitz

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Jon Stewart swings away at the Wolfowitz scandal: "Last week it was disclosed Wolfowitz had used his influence to get a promotion and a raise for his longtime paramour, World Bank employee Shaha Ali Riza -- considered to be a foremost expert on the Middle East. Which means -- you know what they say -- opposites attract." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why I Declined to Serve

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 John J. Sheehan, the retired Marine Corps general who declined the White House's invitation to serve as "war czar," explains his decision and warns that the administration's strategic "shortcomings" will not benefit from the creation of such a position. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ on the ‘War Czar’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2007 Jon Stewart and John Oliver riff on the administration's plan to empower a war czar. Oliver explains that the position will occupy the gap between commander in chief, secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words: the blame. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They Hate Us for Our Apples

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2007 A growing number of experts and analysts now agree that George W. Bush's war on terror has been nothing short of a disaster, and not just for the obvious reasons. For instance, one might question the wisdom of designating a Midwestern apple festival a potential terrorism target. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Defense Secretary Asks Congress to Close Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2007 Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, acknowledging that the international community was likely to doubt the credibility of tribunals held there: "My own view is that because of things that happened earlier at Guantanamo there is a taint about it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Cowers Behind Wordplay

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 The military covered its ass on Monday, with a report on the investigation into the exploitation of Pat Tillman that stank of non-denial denials. After three years of lies and obfuscation, the Tillman family deserves better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Defense Secretary Wanted Gitmo Closed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2007 When the phrase "speaking on ground rules of anonymity" appears in The New York Times, we tend to get nervous, but a set of anonymous reports just caught our eye. According to those reports, our new defense secretary, right out of the gate (forgive the pun), argued for closing Guantanamo because its reputation had hurt the war effort. Robert M. Gates also reportedly argued that the detainees there should be brought to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Top Democrat Calls for Attorney General’s Resignation

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, said Sunday that Alberto Gonzales should step down "for the sake of the nation." Schumer pointed to the partisan firing of U.S. attorneys and the FBI's abuse of the Patriot Act as evidence that the Justice Department has become highly politicized under Gonzales' leadership. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )