By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchJun 19, 2014
Bush and his top officials remade reality in Iraq on an almost unimaginable scale and, as we study the region today, the results bear no relation to the world they imagined creating. On the other hand, there were two dreams they had that, after a fashion, did come into existence. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 18, 2014
The breakdown in Iraq means that "the Middle East map -- defined by European powers a century ago -- may be redrawn, either de facto or formally," regional expert Robin Wright writes at The New Yorker. And "globally, the jihadist threat has never been greater." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 18, 2014
Militant Islamists have attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery in the city of Baiji, 155 miles north of Baghdad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigJun 18, 2014
The Marines -- 250 of them, together with carrier air support and Marine Corps Osprey support craft -- have been dispatched to save the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the "biggest in the world," "the size of the Vatican City," with its swimming pools and skating rinks, from the menace of the offensive directed at Baghdad by the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 18, 2014
The Islamist militant onslaught in Iraq raises the specter of a sectarian conflict spilling across the embattled nation's borders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 17, 2014
Amid a rampant insurgency in Iraq and forced talks between the U.S. and Iran, President Obama has ordered the urgent deployment of several hundred armed troops in and around Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 16, 2014
As Sunni militants continue their march across the country, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Monday that the U.S. is considering launching drone strikes in Iraq. "Democracy Now!" speaks with Iraqi-American political analyst Raed Jarrar for clarity on the developments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Kevin Zeese, Popular ResistanceJun 16, 2014
The same people who got the US into the mistaken Iraq War are urging President Obama to use military force there again But both U and international law do not permit the president to attack Iraq without congressional and UN authorization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2014
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's unexpected loss to a tea party challenger. The National Review's Rich Lowry calls it "one of the most stunning upsets any of us have ever witnessed." Scheer says the defeat is "a response to pain" in the region. And what should the U.S. do as Sunni insurgents advance in Iraq? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 13, 2014
The Obama administration is considering an air assault on Islamic extremists taking control of areas throughout Syria and Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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