Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 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 )
Patrick Cockburn / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2006
Even though Israel has halted its attacks in the wake of the U.N.-brokered peace deal, Hezbollah says it is "our natural right" to fight any Israeli troops remaining in Lebanon. And many Israeli soldiers will, in fact, remain -- until an international peacekeeping force reaches the area. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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