Robert Scheer: Why We Don’t Know Our Enemy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 9, 2006 A new book by the former co-chairs of the 9/11 commission tells the inside story of how the White House has systematically endeavored to squelch any real examination of the enemy whose actions kicked off the so-called war on terror. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Gay, Godly and Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Salon reviews a thoughtful new book that examines the mental anguish suffered by homosexual Christians who enter residential programs to battle their sexual desires. (Reg. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gitmo and Afghanistan Interrogation Tactics Exposed

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 In a new book, a medical ethicist has compiled a list of interrogation techniques documented at US detention centers in Guantanamo and Afghanistan They include: external electric shocks; beating; punching with fists; use of truncheons; stretching or suspension (to tear ligaments or muscles to cause asphyxia) UPDATE: An L Times reporter writes that the barring of U reporters from Gitmo "make[s] us all the more determined to question, probe and illuminate the actions of our government being waged in the country's name" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Plagiarism Charges Against Coulter

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 Passages in Ann Coulter's new book appear cribbed from material distributed by an anti-abortion group (according to Raw Story) and from a press conference by Alan Keyes, then a Republican Senate candidate (according to Rude Pundit). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: A Whiff of Brimstone, a Shameful Silence on Coulter

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 "With the predictable regularity of a locust plague, Ann Coulter and her enablers at the once-reputable firm of Random House have issued yet another volume of fascistic entertainment. Now the hard-drinking, trash-talking, fortysomething bachelorette bills herself as a Christian moralist, in holy battle against the liberal heathens." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mystical States Explained, via Surfing

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 Want to know why near-death experiences frequently feature tunnels of white, euphoric light? The L Times Book Review recommends picking up a copy of Truthdig contributor Steven Kotler's new book "West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief" to find out Also: the Village Voice gives "West of Jesus" a rave. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reviewers Praise ‘Playing President’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 A reviewer from the The Chicago Reader is the latest to join Gore Vidal and Buzzflash in praising Truthdig editor Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President" . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Updike’s ‘Terrorist’ a Bomb, Says New York Times

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The legendary author's newest work focuses on a likable 18-year-old would-be suicide bomber The N Times and, to a lesser extent, the Washington Post pan the book . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Talese, Back in the Mix

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 3, 2006 Upon the publication of his first book in 14 years, the legendary reporter talks sex, plagiarism and his place in the journalistic pantheon. Check out the exclusive Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harvard Student’s Book Pulled From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazilian Call Girl Stirs Debate on National Values

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 First in a blog, then in a best-selling memoir, a 21-year-old prostitute from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has revealed a country "that is not always as uninhibited as the world often assumes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )