douglas feith

Democrats Also to Blame for Iraq War, Journalist Scahill Says

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 Nation writer Jeremy Scahill ripped into Republicans and Democrats on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, claiming that both parties are to blame for the war during a recent appearance on MSNBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Declassified: Bush’s Iraq Scheming Began in 2001

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 The National Security Archive has obtained documents confirming and expanding on what we already knew: The Bush administration was determined to invade and occupy Iraq whether there was justification or not. (continued) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feith Interrogated About Interrogation Methods

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2008 In this clip from Thursday's House Judiciary Committee hearing about prisoner interrogation methods at Guantanamo Bay, former Defense Undersecretary Douglas Feith gets into a tense round of questioning with Rep. Keith Ellison about what former Attorney General John Ashcroft did or didn't tell him about interrogation vis-à-vis the Third Geneva Convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Douglas Feith Defends Bush on ‘Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 Is some of what we now consider common knowledge about the run-up to the Iraq war wrong -- for example, that we were deceived about the U.S.'s reasons for invading Iraq? Former Pentagon official Douglas Feith, who has been harshly criticized for his involvement in that process, thinks so -- and he has a new book to make his point. Here he faces Jon Stewart and his "Daily Show" audience to talk about it all. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Feith-Based Initiative

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2007 Colbert tees off on Douglas Feith, the Pentagon villain who manipulated intelligence reports to lead the country to war in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )