William Pfaff / TruthdigNov 26, 2008
Barack Obama has no choice but to accept responsibility for America's foreign policy crises. But why should he accept them on the distorted and even hysterical terms by which the Bush administration has defined world affairs since 2001? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 22, 2008
Want proof that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan has brought the democracy it promised? You won't find it in this case. An appeals court resentenced Parwez Kambakhsh, a student arrested for distributing an article on women's rights, to a mere 20 years in prison, overturning the controversial death sentence he was given last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 16, 2008
"Unfortunately, today we are looking evil directly in the eye," an emotional Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday after he signed a cease-fire agreement to end his country's eight-day showdown with Russia. The Georgian president declared that other European nations ignored clear signs of impending conflict last spring and he hinted that trouble could also be in store for other countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2008
John Stewart says it's the "geopolitical equivalent of the fortune cookie [plus] 'in bed' ": U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalizad (above) trashing Russia's aggression but limiting comparison to the Iraq invasion by adding a qualifier that tells us we're talking about someplace that matters to civilized people. Follow-up questions for extra credit: Is Georgia really in Europe? And how many Americans are worried right now the Russians will take Atlanta? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Scott Ritter / TruthdigJun 10, 2008
As a critic of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, especially when unsubstantiated allegations of weapons of mass destruction are used to sell a war, I am no stranger to the concept of questioning authority. It's too bad more journalists can't say the same thing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigApr 11, 2008
The problem with the debate over our future course in Iraq is that the two sides are not even talking about the same things. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Timothy Snyder / TruthdigFeb 15, 2008
One of the great crimes of the 20th century -- the mass murder of Jews in the Nazi-occupied Soviet territories -- is all but forgotten. "The Unknown Black Book" helps us remember. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 11, 2008
The Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates France's aggressive new push to involve itself in the Middle East. The French have signed a deal to set up a permanent military base in the Persian Gulf region, the first such facility controlled by a Western nation that isn't led by George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Barry Lando / TruthdigDec 15, 2007
For former "60 Minutes" producer Barry Lando, Moammar Gadhafi's recent visit to France raised some important questions about the West's attitudes toward tyrants. Just whom should we embrace and whom should we flatten with a bit of shock and awe? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigNov 15, 2007
The Pentagon has launched a preventive strike against a target that military chiefs presumably regard as one of the most active current threats to U.S. and world security -- namely, the office of the vice president of the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 8, 2007
849 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this year, the deadliest for U.S. troops so far. While it's true that the last couple of months have seen lower casualties than has been typical this year, those numbers cannot satisfactorily be explained by a more stable Iraq or some newfound love for Americans, and it would be grotesque to call the deaths of only 38 troops in October "good news." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 28, 2007
Joe Conason tells the story revealed by recently released transcripts of a meeting held between Spain's then-prime minister and President Bush prior to the war. As one might expect, Bush was arrogant and determined to invade, diplomacy be damned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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