Obama Draws a Red Line on Syria

Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com Apr 29, 2013 Dig deeper

Bashar Assad

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Apr 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Reports of My WMD Are Greatly Exaggerated

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 23, 2013 Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the American war machine might be revving up for another strike, this time in Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fact Check: ABC Spreads Fear About Syrian Chemical Weapons

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 You know you're on shaky ground when you quote a source like the defense secretary with the words, "He basically said " FAIR's Peter Hart compares ABC's lazy quoting on Syrian chemical weapons to the kind of WMD fear mongering that led the US to war with Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Assad’s Battery

Osama Hajjaj, Cagle Cartoons, Abu Mahjoob Creative Productions Dec 28, 2012 Dig deeper

Anyone Else Find the Threat of Syrian Chemical Weapons Eerily Familiar?

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 In the past, the accusation of WMD possession has been the usual formulation when threatening foreign intervention or an attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bashar the Chemical

Emad Hajjaj, Cagle Cartoons, Jordan Dec 10, 2012 Dig deeper

Don’t You Dare

Olle Johansson, Cagle Cartoons, Sweden Dec 4, 2012 Dig deeper

Syria: Obama Has Contingency Plans for Chemical Weapons

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 21, 2012 The president says he is not eager to dive into Syria's 17-month-old civil war, but his administration has "put together a range of contingency plans" in case embattled strongman Bashar al-Assad decides to move or use the stockpiles of chemical weapons he is alleged to hold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Agent Orange and Our Legacy of Chemical Warfare

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio, in collaboration with KPFK, we hear about Agent Orange and the continuing devastation from America's chemical warfare; the Justice Department's recent move to hold big banks accountable; the efforts of a pioneering Spanish broadcaster; and the economic outlook on jobs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza War Still Stirs Divisions in Israel

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2010 A year after the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, divisions between factions within Israel are deepening One right-wing group has launched a public campaign targeting domestic human rights organizations that assisted UN officials investigating Israeli war crimes, accusing them of, wait for it treason. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s ‘Wanton Destruction’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel's war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel's military forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )