Israelis and Lebanese Are Still Talking — on the Net

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2006 Official diplomatic relations between the two countries may be at a nadir, but young citizens on both sides are finding common ground on Internet chat boards Says a blogger: "We have tons of things in common We come from two of the most liberal, educated countries in the Middle East" Also: Read the back story on that infamous picture of Israeli girls writing on rocket shells. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Mocks Bush’s Claims on Diplomacy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 "The Daily Show" host uses a montage of video clips of Bush alternately dismissing and praising the use of diplomacy in dealing with WMD-bent dictators like Saddam Hussein and North Korea's Kim Jong-Il. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even Ascendant, Condi is Still Ineffectual

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 From this week's Time magazine cover story: Although the secretary of state has persuaded Bush to give diplomacy a go in the fight against radical Islam, Rice "has yet to pull off any major diplomatic breakthrough that could burnish the Bush legacy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Shows Stunning Insights on Diplomacy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Speaking about the North Korean missile situation, Bush told reporters, "You know, the problem with diplomacy is it takes a while to get something done," while "acting alone, you can move quickly" Someone call John Foster Dulles, or better yet, Henry Kissinger: They've got some competition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: An Outbreak of Diplomacy in the West Wing

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 8, 2006 Having realized that threatening Iran was getting them nowhere, Bush & Co. now find themselves in the awkward position of broaching diplomatic talks with a member of the "Axis of Evil." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oh Gaddafi! My Gaddafi!

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The U.S. has restored diplomatic relations with Libya and removed it from a list of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. Dig deeper

Bush Rattles Nuclear Saber on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Bush tells reporters "all options are on the table" when asked if he is planning a nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran's president vowed that his nation would "cut off the hand of any aggressor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revving Up for Airstrikes on Iran?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2006 Contrary to the official "diplomatic solution" line, Seymour Hersh reports that Washington is stepping up plans for a possible airstrike on Iran. According to Reuters, Hersh's story in the April 17 issue of The New Yorker reports that a former senior defense official said the planning was, in Hersh's words, "based on the belief that a bombing campaign against Iran would humiliate the leadership and lead the Iranian public to overthrow it." The ex-official reportedly added that he was shocked to hear the strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Concedes Errors in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 The secretary of state admits that the U.S. has probably made thousands of "tactical errors" in Iraq but defends the larger policy of invading Iraq. Dig deeper

Burning Bridges in Asia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 The N.Y. Times says that Bush, on his Asia trip, not only squandered a fine opportunity to shore up alliances and generate goodwill, but probably made things much worse by embarrassing Pakistan's leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two Grim Assessments of Iraq’s Future

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 America's top envoy to Iraq: "The possibility is there" for sectarian violence to lead to civil war and all-out war in the region. A BBC reporter in Baghdad: "It gives me no pleasure today to forecast further doom and gloom here in Iraq. But, as in Iran in 1978, the facts on the street contradict the assertions of the generals, the politicians and the diplomats." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Danforth Takes On the Christian Right

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 The retired U.S. senator, diplomat and Episcopal priest is counting on "nausea" to sour people on evangelical politics. | storyTo that, we can only say "Amen!" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )