Clinton Threatens to ‘Obliterate’ Iran

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 23, 2008 How proud the Clintonistas must be. They have learned how to rival what Hillary once termed the "vast right-wing conspiracy" in the effort to destroy a viable Democratic leader who dares to stand in the way of their ambitions. Neither Karl Rove nor Dick Morris could have done a better job. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Enola Gay Pilot Dies at 92

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Paul Warfield Tibbits Jr., the man who flew the Enola Gay to drop the "Little Boy" A-bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has died at 92 in Columbus, Ohio. Tibbits, who named his B-29 after his mother, requested that his grave be unmarked to thwart potential protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Terror America Wrought

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 During a week of mayhem in Iraq, in which terrorists have rightly been condemned for targeting schoolchildren, it is sobering to recall that this week is also the 62nd anniversary of a U.S. attack that deliberately took the lives of thousands of children on their way to school in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )