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U.S. Contemplates More of the Scarcely Believable in ‘Af-Pak’

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2009 The people who are running the war in Afghanistan are contemplating an air attack on one of Pakistan's principal cities, the capital of its largest province, for reasons that defy logic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hagel Calls Bush’s Use of Petraeus Dishonest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel tells Bill Maher why the president's exploitation of Gen. Petraeus is "not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible. The fact is, this is not Petraeus' policy, it's Bush's policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Can’t Remember Why He Blew It

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 The disbanding of the Iraqi army shortly after the U.S. began its occupation is widely considered one of the biggest blunders of the war. So why did the administration make such a disastrous decision? Don't ask President Bush: He can't remember. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arming the Enemy

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 22, 2007 Tens of thousands of U.S. weapons have disappeared in Iraq. For years they are likely to be killing people across the globe, including Americans in Iraq and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Richardson: Being Gay Is a Choice

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 Gov. Bill Richardson dropped a bomb in what was billed as the first gay debate on Thursday, saying of homosexuality, "It's a choice," which is for gays the equivalent of saying there was no Holocaust. Melissa Etheridge was so perplexed by his response that she cut him off to say, "I don't know if you understand the question." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joint Chiefs Chairman Has Trouble Counting

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2007 Gen. Peter Pace, speaking to CBS' Harry Smith on Memorial Day, said: "When you take a look at the life of a nation and all that's required to keep us free, we had more than 3,000 Americans murdered on 11 September, 2001. The number who have died, sacrificed themselves since that time, is approaching that number." In actuality, 3,455 U.S. military personnel had been killed in Iraq alone at the time of Pace's blunder. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: War of Shadows

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 15, 2007 A longtime observer of insurgencies, violence and war, the reporter writes that the presidential plan to send more troops to Iraq is a mistake of catastrophic proportions that is likely to rival the most stupid and brutal blunders he's seen. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )