Let’s Call John Bolton What He Is: A War Criminal With Terrorist Ties

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 25, 2018 The national security adviser-designate should be on trial at the Hague for war crimes. Instead, he has been promoted to a position where he can do to Iran what he did to Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McMaster Out, Bolton In as Trump’s National Security Adviser

JILL COLVIN, CATHERINE LUCEY and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 The president is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into his administration ahead of key decisions on Iran and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Won’t the U.S. Give Peace a Chance?

Ted Rall / CounterPunch Mar 11, 2018 America is the "Great Global Disruptor." In its worldview, more power for other countries means less power for the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Iran’s People Do Not Need U.S. Crocodile Tears

Muhammad Sahimi / Truthdig Jan 9, 2018 President Trump and neoconservatives want to exploit demonstrations about the Iranian economy for their own political gains. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

It’s Worse Than You Think

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 12, 2016 The election of Donald Trump, whose appeal to voters is based on magical thinking, paves the way for the rise of a police state unlike anything seen in American history. Its fangs will appear the moment Trump’s base realizes it has been betrayed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Myth Surrounding Alleged Iranian Nuclear Facility Begins to Unravel

By Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye Sep 24, 2015 Credible challenges to claims that Iran sanitized an alleged nuclear site suggest that U.S. officials sought to cover their tracks for a day when international inspectors report discovering nothing incriminating. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Romney’s Cold War Ponzi Scheme

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 26, 2012 Obama, the naive community organizer, thinks the foreign policy debate is about national security, but Romney, the quintessential vulture capitalist, knows that it's always been about maximizing profit.Obama thinks foreign policy is about national security, but Romney, the vulture capitalist, knows that it's always been about maximizing profit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bestselling Republican Buttons for 2012

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call May 13, 2011 Dig deeper

Our ‘Dumb Wars’ Will Go On

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Sep 7, 2010 “It is time to turn the page,” President Barack Obama said as he announced the “end” of combat operations in Iraq. Meanwhile, those who brought us that unnecessary war remain committed to such policies and, if returned to power, are likely to carry them out. Those who brought us unnecessary war remain committed to such policies and, if returned to power, are likely to carry them out. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fox News: Home for Wayward Analysts

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2010 To all pundits, politicians and journalists who got everything wrong about the Iraq War, fear not. You may have no credibility, but Fox News is your refuge and your benefactor. As Media Matters documents, the propaganda network has only added to its collection of mendacious war boosters since helping to launch the Iraq disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Putting Our Worst Foot Forward

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 26, 2007 By appointing corrupt and incompetent cronies to represent the United States, the Bush administration has damaged more than America's reputation, weakening the international organizations the world depends on now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoys Sound Off on Bolton’s Departure

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2006 John Bolton, having announced his retirement as U.N. ambassador, didn't get much love Monday, particularly from his colleagues at the United Nations. One Security Council member, speaking anonymously, had this to say about the notoriously cranky diplomat: "People here are not against the United States, but I think the United States lost a lot of things because of Bolton's tactics." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )