Pakistani Militants Suspected in Kabul Bombing

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Details have emerged about Monday's deadly blast at the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, raising suspicion that the bombing was done by Pakistani militants associated with the Taliban. The fact that the Indian Embassy was targeted is one substantial indication, considering the long-standing conflict between India and Pakistan. The blast killed 41 and injured over 130. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Imperial Palace of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2008 Nothing says permanent U.S. occupation of Iraq more than the construction of the largest embassy in the world, a $474-million compound with 27 different buildings, 619 apartments and an Olympic-size swimming pool -- all, of course, for a country with 26.7 million people and 115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Stands With Serbia

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2008 Russia and the US are picking sides in the conflict over Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia Washington's support of Kosovo led to last week's protest outside the U Embassy in Belgrade, and now Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who may well be next to lead Russia, has reaffirmed that his country will stand behind Serbia Medvedev commented Monday during a visit to Belgrade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Set Fire to U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 A demonstration of about 150,000 people near the American Embassy in Belgrade turned riotous Thursday when protesters opposed to Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia stormed the embassy and set fire to its façade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bombing Targets U.S. Officials, Kills 4 Lebanese

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2008 Lebanon is going through a particularly volatile period because of internal politics, and President Bush's Mideast visit has apparently caused further turmoil. A car bomb aimed at an American Embassy vehicle in Beirut on Tuesday killed four Lebanese in the city's northern Doura region and injured six more, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blackwater’s Pattern of Violence

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 More than seven months before Blackwater's September killing spree, one of the company's snipers shot and killed three Iraqi guards, who, witnesses said, never opened fire. A brief "investigation" by the State Department, which included no Iraqi witnesses or visits to the scene of the crime, found that the incident "fell within approved rules governing the use of force." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rice Takes a Licking in Congress

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2007 Typically cool as a cucumber, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice struggled to hold it together Thursday as members of the House Oversight Committee let her have it on everything from the enormous, expensive and incomplete U.S. Embassy in Baghdad to Blackwater's killing spree. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Envoy in Burma: ‘Where Are the Monks?’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2007 Burma's military government has intensified its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night. U.S. Embassy personnel have found some Buddhist monasteries completely deserted while others have been closed off by soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqis Unite Against Splitting the Nation

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2007 Sen. Joe Biden's plan to divide Iraq along sectarian lines has had an unintended consequence: It has united much of the country, Shiite and Sunni alike, in opposition to the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Diplomats Confined to the Green Zone

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 The State Department has restricted all U.S. diplomats to the Green Zone in Baghdad while it conducts a security review, presumably inspired by the suspension of its preferred mercenary bodyguards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The First Victims of America’s Mega-Embassy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2007 According to the testimony of two American civilian contractors, the construction of the massive U.S. Embassy in Iraq involved the tacit abduction and abuse of migrant workers. One contractor testified that he was told to furtively escort a group of Filipinos onto a Baghdad-bound plane even though their tickets read "Dubai," while another called working conditions at the $600-million project "deplorable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Authorized Seizure of Iranians

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2007 According to Condoleezza Rice, President Bush authorized the recent seizure of Iranian operatives in Iraq. U.S. forces seized at least five Iranian officials from Iran's consulate in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, prompting a confrontation with Kurdish forces. Update: Iran has called the consulate seizures illegal and demanded that the prisoners be returned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )