Taliban Commander: More Attacks Imminent

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2007 According to an ABC News report, Taliban military officer Mansour Dadullah claims that plans are in the works for large-scale terror attacks. Dadullah delivered his ominous message to a reporter in Pakistan, where al-Qaida and Taliban operatives are said to be gaining in strength and numbers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Forces: We Did Not Unleash Man-Eating Badgers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2007 In an account typical of some circulating in Basra, a resident told the BBC that she was attacked by a dog-sized creature with the head of a monkey. Many locals believe that such creatures (recently identified as honey badgers) have been released by the British to sow panic. The rumors have now been officially denied by UK military spokesman Maj. Mike Shearer: "We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Bridge Blast Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 A group of US troops were posted at a checkpoint on a bridge near Baghdad Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb from below, killing three American soldiers and wounding six others The BBC reports that this latest attack brings the death toll of U troops to at least 28 already this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ten U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2006 The deaths, which resulted from two IED attacks in different parts of the country Wednesday, horrifically underscore the dire references to chaos in the just-released Iraq Study Group report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attacks Kill 10 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 Today was one of the deadliest days this year for American forces in Iraq, where on average three soldiers are killed every day. So much for the administration's claims that the presence of the U.S. military is bringing stability to the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal: Reflections on 9/11

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Sep 19, 2006 The legendary man of letters sees echoes of Rome's devolution from republic to empire in America's imperial misadventures since the Sept. 11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tad Daley: Watered-Down Terror

Tad Daley / Truthdig Aug 23, 2006 "Liquids on a Plane" may have caught our attention, but the real terror threat is nuclear, as a newly released report makes so apocalyptically clear. An analyst with the Nobel Prize-winning outfit Physicians for Social Responsibility lays out the progressive case for staving off nuclear holocaust. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Bush Admits Iraq Had ‘Nothing’ to Do With 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 At his press conference today, the president came refreshingly (although just a tad belatedly) clean about the fact that Iraq played no part whatsoever in the Sept. 11 attacks. Watch it. A howler from Bush: "Nobody?s ever suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack." OK, maybe not in those words, but how 'bout in these? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Ambassador: Iran Inciting Iraq Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2006 "Iran is pressing Shiite militias here to step up attacks against the American-led forces in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Lebanon, the American ambassador to Iraq said Friday," according to the N It remains to be seen whether the peace deal between Israel and Hezbollah will blunt Iran's alleged fomentation of violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Warns India of Terror Threats

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 The U.S. Embassy has told India that it has information suggesting that terror attacks might occur in the political and economic capitals -- Delhi and Mumbai. The Indian government has yet to receive any specific information. The warning comes only a month after more than 180 people were killed when a series of bombs exploded on a commuter train in Mumbai. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Confederacy of Dunces

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 OK, deep breath time 30% of Americans cannot say in what year the Sept 11 attacks took place, according to a Washington Post poll Thirty Percent . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Book: Sept. 11 Panel Doubted Officials

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2006 Long suspected and ultimately confirmed news from the AP: "The Sept. 11 commission was so frustrated with repeated misstatements by the Pentagon and FAA about their response to the 2001 terror attacks that it considered an investigation into possible deception, the panel's chairmen say in a new book." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )