The Gowdy Committee Still Searching in Benghazi

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How Hillary Clinton Helped Turn Libya Into a ‘Terrorist Haven’ for Islamic State, According to NYT

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 1, 2016 The second part of The New York Times' investigation into the U.S. approach in Libya is a scathing indictment of the former secretary of state's push for military intervention in the North African country five years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary the Hawk: NYT Calls Clinton’s Libyan Intervention, and Her Leadership, Into Question

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 29, 2016 The New York Times formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party's nomination, but that stance might seem surprising after a close read of the paper's in-depth investigation of her assured, yet ultimately failed, strategy for compulsory regime change in Libya five years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ben Carson’s Own Weapon of Mass Distraction

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 10, 2015 Ben Carson's woe-is-me whining about media scrutiny is more than just a sorry spectacle. It shows the extent to which a culture of victimization has infected the conservative movement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Debate Mendacity Shocks Even the Conservatives

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 31, 2015 For people who so often accuse Hillary Clinton of lying, the Republican presidential candidates seem to feel perfectly free to bend, twist and shred the truth at will. Unsurprisingly, that is just what several of them were caught doing in their free-for-all CNBC debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Benghazi Hearing Was a Self-Defeating Travesty

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 27, 2015 Hillary Clinton must have been mindful of the old adage that you never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake. She sat in the witness chair with the patience of Job, hour after endless hour, while the House Select Committee on Benghazi did all it could to make her our next president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Justin Trudeau Matters More Than Trey Gowdy

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 The Liberal Party landslide and triumph of Justin Trudeau in Canada's election last week was a tonic for progressive economics and a cautionary tale for parties on the center-left lacking the courage of their convictions. Ahead of the U.S.' 2016 election, it was much more important than the Benghazi hearing led by Republican Rep. Gowdy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Benghazi

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Benghazi Grilling

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Benghazi Committee

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Top Five Things Congress Should Investigate Instead of Benghazi (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 25, 2015 The fruitless carnival-barking that was the GOP Benghazi inquisition did the nation the disservice of taking focus off the things really wrong with U.S. policies and the places where there really was wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Idiotic GOP Is Looking at the Wrong Thing in Its Clinton Probe

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 25, 2015 The real issue is not protection of a diplomat but the bipartisan zeal for creating military mayhem throughout the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )