At Least 127 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2009 A spate of car bombings attributed to al-Qaida killed at least 127 people and wounded 448 in Baghdad on Tuesday. The bombs targeted a police patrol and official buildings, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baghdad Shaken by Worst Attack in Two Years

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2009 Two explosions near Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday killed more than 132 people and injured at least 520 more, by the BBC's count The suicide attacks targeted the Justice Ministry and (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Tentative Deal on Iran’s Uranium

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2009 Prodded by the U.S., Russia and France at talks in Vienna, Iranian negotiators have agreed to carry back to Tehran a proposed deal that would see Iran ship out most of its enriched uranium -- the stuff of nuclear weapons -- to Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jumping the Gun

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Afghanistan Strike Kills 90

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2009 The war in Afghanistan should weigh heavy on the public's mind, given the recent increase in troop levels and grumblings from high military officials about the manner in which the war is being fought. Now there's news that a NATO airstrike has killed 90 people, 40 of them believed to be civilians, in the northern part of the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Making of Iran’s New Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2009 The Iranian parliament has approved the first woman Cabinet minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic. Parliament also gave its blessing as defense minister to a man wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina that killed 85 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yet Another Blast Shakes Kandahar

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 On Wednesday, another large explosion was reported in Kandahar, Afghanistan -- just a day after a spate of bombings killed more than 40 people in that city -- as the outcome of last week's election still hung in the balance.https://www.truthdig.com/contentzsystem/index.php?S=0&C=edit&M=edit_entry&weblog_id=2&entry_id=13739 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Can’t Stop Baghdad Bombs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 Coordinated bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday targeted the Foreign and Finance ministries, killing at least 95 and wounding hundreds more It may feel like a flashback, but the violence never really left, as Patrick Cockburn, Scott Ritter, William Pfaff and Chris Hedges explain after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Homeland Insecurity: Bombs in Government Buildings

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2009 In the last year, government investigators were able to take explosives into federal buildings, build bombs there and then waltz around unmolested. The Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State were all infiltrated, as well as the offices of two members of Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Rips Baghdad Market Ahead of U.S. Pullback

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 At least 76 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in Baghdad by a bomb detonated in a busy marketplace Wednesday night. The bombing, just six days before U.S. security forces are set to pull back from Iraq's cities and towns, was the third such incident to inflict double-digit civilian casualties in the last two weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Bombs Are Still Exploding in Laos

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 When the United States finished bombing Laos back in the early 1970s, it left behind an estimated 80 million unexploded bombs. They are still exploding, maiming an average of 300 people a year in the sparsely populated country. What horrors will our current adventures bring decades from now? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Attacks Kill 2 in Gaza Tunnels

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2009 Two Palestinians were killed Saturday during Israeli airstrikes on tunnels between Gaza and Egypt that Israel says are used to bring supplies and weapons into Gaza -- the first such air raids in two months, according to Al-Jazeera English. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )