Saakashvili Claims Europe Invited Russian Invasion

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2008 "Unfortunately, today we are looking evil directly in the eye," an emotional Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday after he signed a cease-fire agreement to end his country's eight-day showdown with Russia. The Georgian president declared that other European nations ignored clear signs of impending conflict last spring and he hinted that trouble could also be in store for other countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgia Signs Cease-Fire as Rice Looks On

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2008 After spending several hours in a diplomatic huddle behind closed doors with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Friday signed a cease-fire agreement brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Saakashvili, however, made it clear during a follow-up news conference that "this is not a done deal yet." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgian President Checks In With Glenn Beck, Katie Couric

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2008 First the showdown with Russia, now the U.S. media tour: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili paid a virtual visit to American news shows on Wednesday, telling CBS News anchor Katie Couric that the Russians were violating the newly instated cease-fire agreement with Georgia, then being buttered up by CNN's Glenn Beck, who reminded his audience that there are streets in Georgia "named after our president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pravda Online Perfects Art of Messianic Headline Composition

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2008 Right, so Vladimir Putin's criticism about the Western media's coverage of the ongoing clash between Russia and Georgia is certainly not completely unfounded, but media bias isn't confined to the West. Consider this recent story from Russian news source Pravda.ru, headlined "Russia: Again Savior of Peace and Life." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel and Hamas Call a Truce

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2008 Egypt has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to end fighting in Gaza. The agreement calls for a six-month cease-fire, and the possibility of reopening Gaza's borders and returning a captured Israeli soldier. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq’s Mosul a ‘Ghost City’

Patrick Cockburn / Truthdig May 14, 2008 Mosul looks like a city of the dead. American and Iraqi troops have launched an attack aimed at crushing the last bastion of al-Qa'ida in Iraq and in doing so have turned the country's northern capital into a ghost town. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bush Hopeful for 11th-Hour Mideast Peace Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 In keeping with the tradition of U.S. presidents attempting to forge peace agreements during their last years in office, President Bush remains optimistic about securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in the final 10 months of his administration despite the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Rejects Peace Petition

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2007 The Israeli government has dismissed a petition calling for a cease-fire with Hamas. The document, which was written by some of Israel's leading writers and intellectuals, notes that "Israel has in the past negotiated with its worst enemies." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hezbollah Leader Regrets War

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, said in a Lebanese TV interview that he would not have ordered the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers had he known the scale of violence that was to follow. If he had it to do all over again, Nasrallah said, with a 1% chance that Israel would respond as it did, he would say: "No, definitely not, for humanitarian, moral, social, security, military and political reasons." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

French Offer More Troops

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 Not to be outdone by the Italians, France has raised its troop commitment to 2,000, hoping to retain its leadership role in the peacekeeping effort in Lebanon. Kofi Annan was initially displeased with Europe's response to the call for a peacekeeping force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Attack Threatens Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Despite the tenuous cease-fire, Israel has launched an attack some 60 miles north of its border in Lebanon. Israeli officials said they were trying to halt a weapons transfer to Hezbollah, and will continue to engage targets until a peacekeeping force can take its place to prevent Hezbollah's rearming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Left, Right & Center

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Join Truthdig's Robert Scheer, along with Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley and Lawrence O'Donnell, for a lively discussion on the week in politics, policy and culture. This week: Cease-Fire--Who Won, Who Lost? Warrantless Wiretap Decision and Appeal; A Review of Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )