Today in the Media War Against Al Qaeda

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Rumsfeld says that we're losing the media war against Al Qaeda, on the same day a militant website posts a new tape by Bin Laden, in which he vows never to be taken alive. In perhaps unrelated Al Qaeda media war news, Batman cartoonist Frank Miller says that the caped crusader's next foes will be Bin Laden's henchmen. 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 )

Sympathy for Al Qaeda Surges in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 While our missile attack may have killed some top Al Qaeda leaders, it has also led to thousands of protesters chanting, "Long Live Osama bin Laden!" | storyThe really scary thing: Look at how young some of the protesters are. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan’s Push in Border Areas Is Said to Falter

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 The war on terror bogs down in Al Qaeda's base on the Pakistan border. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Kerry Blogs on DailyKos

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 The senator blasts Bush for taking the focus off Bin Laden | blogBut a commenter asks: Why isn't Kerry standing up like Gore and indicting Republicans "for the horrible crimes and sins they have wrought?" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 With Al Qaeda and the Taliban on the rise in a country we supposedly "liberated," Bush is cynically hoping Afghanistan will once again recede from the global stage into unseen anarchy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al Qaeda, Taliban on Rise in Afghanistan: Report

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 Remember the "other" country we liberated? The Independent reports that it's going back to hell in a handbasket. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistanis: “Death to U.S.”

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2006 Thousands take to the streets of Karachi to protest a deadly air attack that killed at least 17. | story The airstrike's target, Al Qaeda's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly had been invited to dinner at the raid site but decided not to go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Qaeda Takes Increasing Aim at Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 The terrorist group's recent rocket attacks likely signal the start of a broader war against the Jewish state, says the Christian Science Monitor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: Most Want Court OK For Gov’t Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Fifty-six percent says government should get warrants to eavesdrop on U.S.-international calls | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )