Hand in Hand With Kissinger: A Review of Hillary Clinton’s Review

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 12, 2014 If Hillary Clinton's latest book, “Hard Choices,” was not an obvious enough sign of her presidential aspirations, then her recent Washington Post review of Henry Kissinger's new book, “World Order,” seems to have sealed the deal. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Joy of the World Cup

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 Henry Kissinger was wrong to dismiss Chile as "a dagger pointed at the heart of Antarctica." On Wednesday, the South American nation was a scalpel that excised the soul of Spain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fundamentally American Activities

Lena Herzog / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 This is about men doing away with those general laws to which they themselves will need recourse in their day of adversity, how moderation became mistaken for cowardice, extremism for courage, and how words lost their meaning. This is about men doing away with those general laws to which they themselves will need recourse in their day of adversity, how moderation became mistaken for cowardice, extremism for courage, and how words lost their meaning. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

What Do the U.S. and Europe Now Want?

William Pfaff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Washington says, "punishment" of Vladimir Putin and his Russian government. I presume that it is not by way of war, although that risk exists as both sides demonstrate their determination and self-righteousness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kerry, Kissinger and the Other Sept. 11

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 12, 2013 As President Barack Obama's attack on Syria appears to have been delayed for the moment, it is remarkable that Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting, on Sept. 11, with one of his predecessors, Henry Kissinger, reportedly to discuss strategy on forthcoming negotiations on Syria with Russian officials. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks’ New Release: The Kissinger Cables and Bradley Manning

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 11, 2013 WikiLeaks has released a new trove of documents, more than 1.7 million U.S. State Department cables dating from 1973-1976 that it has dubbed "The Kissinger Cables." Dig deeper

Escape Artists

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WikiLeaks Latest Release: ‘The Kissinger Cables’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 8, 2013 Julian Assange may be holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, but WikiLeaks is still going strong. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Court Delving Into Latin American Terrorism Effort

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2013 A trial under way in Argentina is expected to reveal new details about how Latin American countries coordinated with one another in the 1970s and ’80s to kill political dissidents in a campaign known as "Operation Condor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oh Henry

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‘Losing’ the World: American Decline in Perspective, Part 1

By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch Feb 15, 2012 Significant anniversaries are sometimes ignored. At the moment, we are failing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the most destructive and murderous act of aggression of the post-World War II period: the invasion of South Vietnam and later all of Indochina.At our peril, we are failing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the most destructive and murderous act of aggression of the post-World War II period: the invasion of South Vietnam and later all of Indochina. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Blind Man’s Bluff

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 A lot of people with important-sounding titles pontificate on what lies ahead, but whom are they kidding? It’s like we’re watching kids playing around with vials of highly volatile chemicals.In a perilous spiral of assassinations, threats and counterthreats, leaders in Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran keep ratcheting up the tension. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )