Deadly Israeli Airstrike Kills 37 Children, Ignites Arab Fury

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2006 The Israeli missile attack on a southern Lebanese village, which killed at least 57, has thrown the incipient peace process into complete disarray. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice canceled her trip to the region after the Lebanese prime minister told her not to come unless she was willing to press for a complete cease-fire -- which she wasn't. Israel expressed deep regret for the incident but vowed to continue its campaign for 10 days to two weeks more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Endorses ‘Attack Syria’ Column

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2006 NBC's Tim Russert grilled White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten on Sunday about an Oval Office press release that praised an L.A. Times Op-Ed calling for Israel to attack Syria. Watch as Bolten tries to prevaricate his way out of it. (h/t: Alternet, Think Progress) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sectarian Blood Bath Drenches Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Over 100 people were killed in a three-day stretch A N Times reporter writes, "Militias now appear to be dictating the ebb and flow of life in Iraq". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Were Cheney, Gonzales and Hayden Lying About Wiretap Capabilities?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 If Bloomberg News is correct in its June 30 report that the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program started up to seven months before the Sept. 11 attacks, then why did the vice president, the attorney general and the new CIA chief say otherwise? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mediterraneans Have All the Fun, Fewer Heart Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 According to Reuters: "Mediterranean-style diets, rich in healthy fats from olive oil or nuts, may be better for the heart than low-fat regimens, a new study shows." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ken Lay, Former Enron CEO, Dies of Heart Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2006 Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who six weeks ago was found guilty in one of the biggest corporate scandals in U.S. history, and who was expected to face decades in prison for his fraud and conspiracy convictions in the Enron collapse, died of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was 64. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sy Hersh: Military Reeling Over Bush’s Iran Plans

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The inestimable Seymour Hersh delivers another can't-miss update on Bush & Co.'s plans to strike Iran. Hersh points out that even more so than about Iraq, we are clueless about Iran's capabilities, and many military planners are seething that the White House is taking Iran's nuclear capabilites for granted. Summarized version of article Full-text version Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Muslims Address Silence on Europe Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Why haven't we seen huge, deafening condemnations of the terror attacks that have wracked Europe in recent years? The AP poses that question to Europe's Muslims. Many say they're so well integrated into Western society that they shouldn't have to apologize for the radicals. Dig deeper

Iraqi Leader Accuses U.S. of ‘Daily’ Attacks Against Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 The Iraqi prime minister issued the sharply worded criticism in the wake of rising outrage over the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Oil Launches Attack on Al Gore

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 A think tank bankrolled in part by oil companies has launched a disinformation campaign against Gore's "global warming alarmism" in his movie "An Inconvenient Truth." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert to Kristol: ‘Which Dictator Do We Take Down Next?’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 "The Colbert Report" host achieves what few traditional media interviewers can do: make neocon leader William Kristol stammer and sweat about his support for the Iraq invasion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuke Expert: Some U.S. Officials Set on Hitting Iran

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 A growing number of high level American officials have already decided they want to attack Iran, according to one of the world's leading nuclear proliferations experts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )