Andy Borowitz / TruthdigApr 14, 2006
The political satirist reports on Rumsfeld's plan to punish the government of Iran for its nuclear ambitions by sending the one troop to Tehran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 14, 2006
Read the New York Times' take on the growing list. But check out CNN's "Five reasons why Rumsfeld won't leave easily." Also, Bush is standing firmly with his war architect.
Update: Rep. Harold Ford calls for Rumsfeld's resignation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2006
The retired commander, who was leading key forces in Iraq just a year ago, told CNN: "It speaks volumes that guys like me are speaking out from retirement about the leadership climate in the Department of Defense." Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigApr 11, 2006
The military's former top operations officer expresses regret that he did not more closely question the rationale for invading Iraqi, and urges active-duty officers to speak out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2006
The secretary of defense said the secretary of state displayed a "lack of understanding of what warfare is about" in saying last week that the US had probably made thousands of "tactical errors" in Iraq "I don't know what she was talking about, to be perfectly honest," Rumsfeld continued (Hat tip: Huff Po)
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Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2006
A sobering report commissioned by Rumsfeld details how U.S. military planners want to take control of the Earth's electromagnetic spectrum, allowing America to dominate telcommunications for propaganda and psy-ops purposes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 3, 2006
The former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East called on the secretary of defense and other Bush officials to resign for making a "series of disastrous mistakes" in Iraq. (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 23, 2006
Time magazine says evidence is mounting that the Shiite-dominated police force has become a corps of shock troops bent on killing Sunnis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2006
The blog ThinkProgress has put together a stellar walk-through of the major events of the conflict. (Above: Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech aboard an aircraft carrier.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 19, 2006
It's the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq Where do we stand?
The NY Times calls the undertaking a miserable, botched fiasco Iraq's former interim prime minister calls the sectarian violence "civil war" An LA Times reporter says that Bush is working to lower expectations in Iraq Donald Rumsfeld, writing in the Washington Post, sees the occupation through rose-colored glasses A BBC reporter gives a "glass-half-full / glass-half-empty" reading, but the headline uses the word "bleak". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 18, 2006
Jon Stewart lays it out in technicolor: Bush had no solid backing for his claim that Iran is providing the deadly Iraqi roadside bombs. (As Truthdig also pointed out two days ago.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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