Should Hitler Be the New Face of AIDS?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2009 Invoking the notorious images of dictators like Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Saddam Hussein as part of an AIDS-awareness ad series constitutes a serious gamble at best -- and a deeply misguided move at worst, according to critics of the new "AIDS Is a Mass-Murderer" European campaign conjured up by a Hamburg advertising firm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Venture Out in Tehran

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 The crowds that emerged in Tehran on Thursday to once again contest the recent national election numbered only in the low thousands, but the first mass protest in 11 days demonstrated that the postelection unrest has yet to be resolved in Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Charles Taylor Finds Yahweh

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has found a new religion, reports say. The one-time African dictator, on trial at The Hague accused of crimes against humanity, has decided to convert to Judaism. According to one of his wives, after arriving in the Netherlands "he got to know that he really, really wanted to be a Jew." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

D Is for Dictator

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Digging Into Franco’s Bloody Reign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 An acclaimed Spanish judge has ordered the unearthing of some of the unmarked graves of the tens of thousands who were killed during the first two decades of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist rule of Spain, formally declaring the repression by Franco and associates as a "crime against humanity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Official: Kim Jong Il May Have Had Stroke

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Rumors are flying after the North Korean dictator skipped a parade in honor of the country's 60th anniversary. A U.S. intelligence official said Kim apparently "suffered a health setback, potentially a stroke." Or he could be fine. News travels slow out of the hermit kingdom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Argentine ‘Dirty War’ Murderer Gets Life

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 Former Argentine army officer and current scumbag Luciano Benjamin Menendez finally got what should have happened to him 30 years ago: a life sentence in jail for the kidnap, torture and murder of anti-dictatorship activists in 1977. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Food, Not Bombs

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2008 Remember when North Korea loomed menacingly as the next big nuclear threat on the world stage, with cognac-swilling Communist Kim Jong Il starring as the latest dictator du jour? What a difference a few years can make: The North Korean government has now demonstrated its willingness to halt the country's nuclear weapons program and has begun accepting food shipments from the U.S. and increased aid from the World Food Program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Getting Back at Black

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2008 McCain campaign aide Charlie Black is in hot water after word spread that he'd suggested McCain's chances for taking over the White House would improve if another terrorist attack happened on U.S. soil, as well as for characterizing Benazir Bhutto's assassination as potentially beneficial for McCain's presidential bid. Well, here are another few things to worry about vis-à-vis Black, courtesy of MoveOn.org. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Probe Reopened in ’73 Murder of Chilean Singer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 The case of Victor Jara, the famous folk musician murdered by dictator Augusto Pinochet's army in 1973, will be reopened due to new evidence provided by the musician's family. Human rights groups see Jara's case as important in keeping attention on Chilean human rights abusers who for the past 35 years have avoided jail time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Controversies Live On After Suharto’s Death in Indonesia

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2008 On Monday, a day after his death, former Indonesian President Suharto was given a state funeral and buried in Java, sparking mixed reaction as Indonesians recalled both the strong points and the controversial (even despotic) sides of the man who was their nation's leader for more than 30 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Gets Mugged

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