Will Racism Bring Violence to World Cup?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2006 Soccer fans mocked with monkey noises and spit on Nigerian forward Adebowale Ogungbure as he left a soccer field in Germany in late March. It sounds like a story from another decade, but this type of violent racism might just destroy this year's World Cup. The NYT offers a must-read piece about the recent surge in racist sentiment among European soccer fans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly Says It’s Time to Leave Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 When even a flag-waver like Bill O'Reilly starts saying it's time to go, where, exactly, is the president's pro-war base? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld Compares Chavez to Hitler

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 The secretary of defense likens the Venezuelan president to the German dictator, saying: "He's a person who was elected legally -- just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )