Joe Conason / TruthdigOct 12, 2006
America's invasion of Iraq has made predictable impressions on Iran and North Korea: Only military power, underscored by the actual possession of nuclear weapons, can guarantee survival against a superpower bent on regime change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigSep 7, 2006
The revelation that Richard Armitage first disclosed Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA operative doesn't change the fact that it was Karl Rove and Scooter Libby who used that information in an attempt to punish Ms. Wilson for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigAug 11, 2006
If more than half of the public supports withdrawal from Iraq, and nearly two-thirds disapproves of the president and his policy, isn't that the "mainstream" position? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 29, 2006
Bush's supporters will say anything to build support for the massively ill-conceived and unpopular Iraq war -- anything, that is, except speaking honestly, because the truth cannot accommodate their crude partisan rhetoric. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 22, 2006
As the Fourth of July approaches, show your support for our hard-won freedoms: Urge your senator not to make a mockery of them by voting for the flag burning ban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 15, 2006
"With the predictable regularity of a locust plague, Ann Coulter and her enablers at the once-reputable firm of Random House have issued yet another volume of fascistic entertainment. Now the hard-drinking, trash-talking, fortysomething bachelorette bills herself as a Christian moralist, in holy battle against the liberal heathens." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 9, 2006
Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff may have again revealed his incompetence by slashing New York's anti-terror funding, but the problems plaguing that agency reach far deeper than one man. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
"Of all possible explanations for the mainstream media's preoccupation with the Clinton marriage, the most innocuous is nostalgia for a better time, when we were able to worry less about war, corruption, catastrophe and incompetence, and more about sex." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMay 25, 2006
"Like many prophets, Gore has often been derided as an annoyance, an extremist and possibly a madman. Every great American mind of our time felt compelled to take a shot at him." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMay 18, 2006
"Bush has proved so incompetent as president that he lacks credibility. Sending thousands of troops southward now in an effort to appear tough only underscores his failure." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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