Middle East

In Gaza, Iraq War Architects Want a Redo

Jim Lobe / Responsible Statecraft Mar 4, 2024 Post-conflict plan would make Palestinians consultants, create an Arab-led trust and allow Israeli forces and private contractors to provide security. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams

Ariel Gold and Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler / Waging Nonviolence Jul 19, 2023 Elliot Abrams is a war criminal. His nomination to the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy must be blocked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The American Emperor Has No Clothes

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 Donald Trump can exhume all the neoconservatives he likes, but the United States' days as a global hegemon appear to be numbered. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will the Corporate Media Retract Its Venezuela Lies?

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Mar 10, 2019 While independent journalists were skeptical, mainstream news outlets repeated claims that have been disproved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The U.S.-Venezuela Aid Convoy Story Is Clearly Bogus, but No One Wants to Say It

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Feb 21, 2019 Trump officials are openly plotting to overthrow the Maduro government. Why are the mainstream media so eager to give them cover? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Maduro Reveals Aide’s Secret Meetings With U.S. Envoy Abrams

IAN PHILLIPS and JOSHUA GOODMAN / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2019 The Venezuelan president invites Trump's representative to his country in an interview while telling of talks held amid mounting standoff. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ilhan Omar Makes Convicted War Criminal Elliott Abrams Squirm

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Feb 13, 2019 The Minnesota representative presses Trump’s new Venezuela envoy on his human rights record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Venezuela Myth Keeping Us From Transforming Our Economy

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Feb 7, 2019 U.S. critics of Modern Monetary Theory who point to Venezuela’s hyperinflation are missing the big difference between the two countries. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The U.S. Is Orchestrating a Venezuelan Coup in Plain Sight

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 4, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and more appear bent on appeasing American oil interests, even if it means violating international law. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Washington’s Favorite Literal War Criminal Isn’t Done in Venezuela

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Jan 28, 2019 Elliott Abrams distinguished himself under President Reagan with his willingness to defend Latin American genocide and death squads. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Parry Was One of the Good Guys

Norman Solomon / The Nation Jan 31, 2018 What made the editor and publisher of Consortiumnews a trailblazer for independent journalism also burned bridges with the media establishment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are Iran’s Protests Economic or Political?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 3, 2018 The question for many protesters no longer seems to be high-priced food. Rather, the clerical regime itself is the target. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )