Dovish SOTU: Obama Will Veto AIPAC Iran Sanctions, Pledges Afghanistan Wind-Down

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 President Obama’s State of the Union address addressed some key foreign policy issues -- Afghanistan and Iran above all -- though it was primarily aimed at domestic issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Media’s Role in the Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2013 Partisan journalism has played a large part in shattering the government; someday only the rich may be able to keep their emails private; meanwhile, a false cancer study revealed the deficiencies of second-rate science journals. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Fear of AIPAC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 A paragraph disappeared from the newspaper that cited the attack on Syria is really about showing the pro-Israel lobby group the U.S. is serious about Iran; economic scarcity melds the mind; meanwhile, the hypocrisy of the "red line" in Syria is highlighted by the fact that the Pentagon acknowledged using white phosphorus in Iraq a few years ago. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pig Shadow

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Everyone Loses in a War With Iran

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 8, 2012 On Super Tuesday, the most important matter facing the country was not who will win the Republican presidential nomination but whether Israel will drag the United States into a war with Iran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Takes a Joke at His Own Expense

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2012 Employing the time-honored strategy of reappropriation, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a spoof video, based on his speech at Tuesday's AIPAC session, in which his words about Iran's alleged plans for its nuclear program are intercut with footage of a cartoon classic and mixed to a lively techno beat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Talk With Netanyahu and Obama

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 After reaffirming his support of Israel at an AIPAC conference on Sunday, President Obama met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, where one particular issue loomed large: Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AIPAC Works for the 1 Percent

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 5, 2012 AIPAC does not speak for Jews or for Israel. It is a mouthpiece for right-wing ideologues and defense contractors. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Addresses Congress

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2011 Addressing the U.S. Congress, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly rebuked President Obama's call for Israel to return to its 1967 borders, and he held his country up as a shining example of democracy in the Middle East. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Speech Obama Should Have Given to AIPAC

BLANK May 23, 2011 Former "60 Minutes" producer Barry Lando imagines what the president might have said to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Time for Peace Is Running Out, Obama Tells Israel Lobby

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2011 Speaking to the AIPAC conference on Sunday, the president said "The status quo is unsustainable" and "Delay will undermine Israel’s security and the peace that the Israeli people deserve" He also softened his call in a Thursday speech for a return to the 1967 borders, which didn't go over well with Israel's hard-liners -- like the prime ministerhtml" title="said">said, "The status quo is unsustainable". Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Comes to Israel’s Defense at AIPAC Conference

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2010 In this clip from Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to members of AIPAC on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister leads the audience through a thought exercise comparing Israel to New Jersey in an effort to sketch out how he views Israel's security issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )