Staff / TruthdigDec 21, 2006
A Turkish publisher, two editors and a translator have all been acquitted of insulting Turkishness. The four were charged for translating and publishing "Manufacturing Consent," by Noam Chomsky (above), which criticizes Turkey's treatment of Kurds. Though the EU has pressured Turkey to reform its laws regarding expression, it remains a crime there to insult the state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 12, 2006
Iraqi politicians have been meeting, with help from the Bush administration, to see if they can form a new coalition in Parliament to sideline the troublemaking Moqtada al-Sadr. The new group of Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites would have to attract moderates to find a way to handle Sadr's militia, with its estimated 60,000 men. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Parag Khanna / TruthdigAug 30, 2006
The semiautonomous northern region of Iraq is an island of relative stability in an ocean of turmoil. If America does not support Kurdistan's independence, we may well lose our best shot of having a desperately needed secular ally in the region. New America Foundation fellow Parag Khanna, just back from the area, reports. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2006
Jaafari's decision to step aside as prime minister removes a major obstacle to forming a unity government in Iraq, says the N . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2006
The Iraqi tribunal charged Hussein on Tuesday with new criminal charges -- steming from the late 1980s gassing that allegedy left 5,000 civilians dead. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 26, 2006
As Baghdad's murder rate triples from 11 to 33 a day, bodies are turning up with horrific signs of torture. "This is sectarian cleansing," says a Kurdish member of parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 22, 2006
We're settling for reducing the pro-Iranian militia's influence over the military and police. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigJan 20, 2006
The parliamentary results are confirmed: Shiites will dominate both the Sunnis and the Kurds in Iraq So while the US tries to intimidate Iran over its nukes, Iranian-bred theocratic Shiites--those most hostile to our interests--are in the ascendancy in Iraq So much for the neocons' "Field of Dreams" scenario for creating democracy in Iraq: "If you break it, they will come" | storyAlso, read Juan Cole on how Bush created a theocracy in Iraq | columnAnd read Robert Scheer on Iran's victory in Iraqcom/eartotheground/item/irans_victory_in_iraq/" title="item">itemUpdate: A former Pentagon analyst is sentenced to 12 years-plus for leaking confidential documents in an attempt to get the U to take the threat of Iran more seriously | storyUpdate No 2: Iran and Iraq are already linking arms on the construction of electricity facilities . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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