Keeping America’s Baghdad Swimming Pools Safe From Fanatics

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jun 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 )

U.N. Chief Warns Iraq Crisis Could Spill Across Borders

Staff / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Obama Sends Troops as Isis Sweeps Iraq

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Could U.S. Military Action Worsen Sectarian Conflict in Iraq?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Hawks Push for Iraq War, Rule of Law Prevents It

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Jun 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 )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Eric Cantor Goes Down to Defeat and Debating Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 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 )

‘Urgent’ U.S. Attack in Iraq and Syria Possible

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Iraq in Crisis: Militant Advance Sparks Mass Displacement

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 Iraq is on the brink of disintegration as Sunni militants seize more towns and now set their sights on the capital Baghdad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fall of Mosul and the False Promises of Modern History

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 11, 2014 The fall of Mosul to the radical, extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a set of historical indictments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was

BLANK Jun 26, 2008 As a former U.N. weapons inspector, Scott Ritter knows a thing or two about nuclear threats around the world. So when so-called experts go on television or appear in print to help make the case for war with Iran, it gets his attention. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )