christmas attack

Too Much Intelligence, Not Enough Common Sense

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 8, 2010 The clues that would have alerted authorities to the Christmas Day underwear bomber were buried under mountains of intelligence data. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Partisan Hysteria Hypes (and Helps) Al-Qaida

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 7, 2010 The latest terrorist attack against the United States proves that the Republican exploitative response to terror is as predictable as al-Qaida's urge to kill. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Case for Presidential Power

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 6, 2010 Much of the criticism of the Obama administration's decision to bring criminal charges against the failed Christmas Day bomber is ill-informed, ill-intentioned or both. All that said, I'm left with one nagging worry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sick With Terror

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 6, 2010 The underwear bomber has reignited the debates about how best to protect the American people, while a killer that claims 45,000 lives annually -- one dead American about every 10 minutes -- goes unchecked. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Designation Cuba Doesn’t Deserve

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 5, 2010 The United States still considers Cuba a state sponsor of terror, even though the very notion is absurd. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Airports to Get Tougher Screening in Aftermath of Christmas Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2010 Passengers traveling to the US from or by way of certain countries on the U government's naughty list, which includes Yemen and Cuba, will be subject to "enhanced screening" starting Monday (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney in Winter

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 31, 2009 I had promised myself that I would treat Dick Cheney's nonsensical outbursts like the pearls of wisdom one hears from homeless people sitting in bus shelters, but my resolution will have to wait. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )