Hitler’s Advice

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Jul 25, 2016 Dig deeper

An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 2, 2016 It was a bad week for dictators, and a good one for international justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Which Protest-Busting Dictatorship Is Donald Trump Most Like?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 13, 2016 Donald Trump’s incitement chickens came home to roost in Chicago on Friday, when his acolytes attacked the protesters who turned up to a Trump rally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Break With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Kingdom of Horrors’

By Stanley Heller Sep 15, 2015 A flood of US defense dollars long has supported Saudi Arabia, a hideous human rights abuser Ending the U-Saudi alliance could bring an enormous peace dividend to Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘He Was Not a Benevolent Dictator, He Was a Dictator’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 23, 2015 Dead at age 90, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (at right) was praised by President Obama "as a force for stability and security in the Middle East and beyond." But analysts accuse him of turning the Syrian uprising into a proxy war with Iran, and U.S. diplomatic cables identified the country as the world's largest funder of militant Islamist groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Attempts by Dictators to Shut Down Twitter in Mideast (Including Turkey’s PM Erdogan)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Trying to close down social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube has been a desperate ploy of dictatorial regimes throughout the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Believe

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 Dig deeper

John Pilger: ‘We Have Been Misled’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 7, 2014 Australian journalist John Pilger, who speaks with the moral voice of George Orwell, discusses how a majority of Britons polled could say fewer than 10,000 Iraqis have been killed since the British- and American-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, when the real number is closer to a million. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdering the Wretched of the Earth

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 15, 2013 The murderous assault by Egyptian security forces against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi is not only an ideological battle, but a war waged against hundreds of millions of Muslim poor who find in radical Islam their only source of hope, meaning and dignity.What is happening in Egypt is a precursor to a wider global war between the world’s elites and the world’s poor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Turkey Sees Third Straight Day of Political Clashes

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 Two days of violent encounters between Turkish police and demonstrators turned to three Sunday. Thousands of protesters kept control of Istanbul's main square as the country's prime minister vowed to move forward with the controversial development plan that provoked the clashes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 30, 2013 There is a growing acceptance and indeed a demand for additional surveillance cameras, cellphone eavesdropping, location checks and biometric identifiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Genocide Trial of Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Put on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2013 An appeals court has suspended the trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt after the country's president intervened just hours before a criminal court was scheduled to reach a verdict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )