What Would You Do if You Were Iran?

Tad Daley / Truthdig Mar 5, 2007 There's a clear lesson to be learned from George W. Bush's "axis of evil" approach to foreign policy: Get a bomb or get invaded. The administration's thinking can produce nothing but unprecedented nuclear proliferation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Going Back to North Korea, Hat in Hand

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 28, 2007 There is nothing wrong with negotiating with our enemies rather than weakly blustering at cartoon images of them -- I wish we would do the same in our dealings with Iran -- but it would be nice if we would stop shooting ourselves in the foot first. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Iran Saber Rattling From Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2007 Vice President Cheney, speaking in Australia, indicated yet again that the use of force would be likely if Iran continued its uranium enrichment program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, "The Iranian people are vigilant and will defend all their rights to the end." According to Cheney, "all options are on the table." However, for the Bush administration, this seems to translate as only one option: military intervention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Info From Top to Bottom

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2007 The Project on Defense Alternatives has collected more than 120 articles on Iran that offer "critical perspectives on the current crisis, its origins, and implications." For information about U.S. foreign policy, oil geopolitics, war plans for Iran and much more, check it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Chavez Isn’t Just Another Castro

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2007 While Hugo Chavez is often presented in the West as the second coming of Fidel Castro, the reality is far more complex. For example, critics who chastise Chavez for silencing a critical television station often fail to mention that the same media outlet promoted and participated in a military coup against the democratically elected Venezuelan president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Putin Attacks U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2007 The Russian president, normally a close ally of President Bush, used a security summit this week to lash out at American foreign policy, calling the U.S. "very dangerous." Vladimir Putin added that the United States has "overstepped its borders" and is "nourishing" a nuclear arms race. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Warns U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Thursday that Iran would respond to an attack by striking against U.S. interests around the world. Iran's supreme leader noted that President Bush is seen as reckless, but suggested "it is possible to bring this kind of person to wisdom." That's easy for him to say; we've been trying for a long time without any luck. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Afghan Strategy

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2006 Iran has flooded Afghanistan with both good works and propaganda, writes The New York Times' David Rohde, in an effort to spread its influence. While the U.S. has resisted Tehran's ascendancy in Iraq, it seems the Bush administration's growing disinterest in Afghanistan extends to Iran's presence there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea and U.S. Hold Bilateral Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 North Korean and US envoys met for a rare bilateral discussion on Monday in a sidebar to the six-party talks Both sides stuck to their guns, with the U saying its patience was running out, and North Korea maintaining it would not end its nuclear program until both American and UN sanctions are dropped. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush OKs Nuke Deal With India

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 At a time when the U.S. is desperate to contain nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran, President Bush has signed off on legislation that allows for nuclear trade with India, a nation that refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The deal squares with this administration's nuclear policy, which has been at its best inconsistent and at its worst catastrophically negligent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ike’s Parting Words of Wisdom

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address should be required viewing at the White House. Decades later, his words of caution and hope still resonate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feingold: Iraq Report a ‘Washington Inside Job’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2006 Sen Russ Feingold critiques the Iraq Study Group report and argues for a more holistic approach to counter-terrorism: "The Iraq Study Group essentially sees Iraq the same way that most of official Washington does -- as the be-all and end-all of our foreign and national security policy Nothing could be further from the truth". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )