Staff / TruthdigMar 12, 2007
Vice President Dick Cheney let fly with some harsh words Monday for members of Congress who oppose the Bush administration's plan to splash out billions more on the Iraq war and who dare to support bringing the troops home soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 10, 2007
Truthdig tips its hat this week to Patrick J. Fitzgerald, whose talent for tackling high-stakes court cases without flinching or yielding to partisan pressures made him the ideal prosecutor for the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 8, 2007
More American troops are being deployed to hot spots of insurgent activity near Baghdad, Gen. David Petraeus announced Thursday. Petraeus, just beginning his tenure as U.S. military commander in Iraq, called for future negotiations with anti-government groups as well as those in support of the new Iraqi regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 6, 2007
Nuclear experts from the Oxford Research Group have some words of advice for world leaders about their future dealings with Iran. Scientist Frank Barnaby, who co-authored the think tank's report, warned that pre-emptive military action "could speed Iran's progress to a nuclear bomb." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 4, 2007
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got some face time for the first time with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday. The Mideast leaders discussed how to curb sectarian violence in the region, the Iraq war and Iran's developing nuclear program, among other weighty topics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 2, 2007
Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman was relieved of his duties Wednesday after a series of reports exposed poor living conditions and bureaucratic gridlock at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 1, 2007
The proliferation of conflicting, even contradictory, media accounts of Tuesday's explosion in Ramadi is reaching head-spinning proportions. The mystery deepened Wednesday, a full day after the BBC and other news outlets originally reported that 18 children were killed and 20 others injured by a car bomb as they gathered to play football in the western Iraqi city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2007
Breaking story: The BBC originally reported the deaths of at least 18 Iraqi boys who were lining up to play football today in Ramadi. However, the BBC story has apparently changed: The headline now reads "Confusion over Iraq soccer blast," and the article cites an American official who claims that U.S. troops carried out a "controlled explosion" near a football field in the volatile western city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 24, 2007
Grim reports from Iraq continue despite the PR campaign to understate the deadliness of the mix of American military presence, civil war and improvised explosives ravaging the country. Today at least 42 people died in a car bombing in a town 50 miles west of Baghdad. Earlier today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki issued a statement touting a recent crackdown, citing a reduction in violence in Baghdad, but on Saturday in the capital alone at least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 19, 2007
The war wounded continue to accumulate at Walter Reed, facing a limbo of staff limitations, exhausted caseworkers, bureaucratic red tape and long recoveries This two-part series from The Washington Post is a must-read investigation of the "safety net" that is failing the veterans of this war (P1, P2). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2007
The House officially denounced Bush's "surge" strategy with a 246-to-182 vote in favor of a much-debated resolution against sending more troops to Iraq. Seventeen votes for the nonbinding resolution came from the Republican side of the aisle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 14, 2007
According to the BBC, sites like the Iraq League site and Internet tools like Google Earth have become important means of survival in Iraq -- helping Iraqis avoid death squads, plan escape routes and guard against attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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