Staff / TruthdigDec 4, 2006
Separate trips by Bush, Cheney and Rice to the Middle East were meant to demonstrate the administration's diplomatic prowess but backfired when the Americans met with Arab leaders who were panicked, distraught and vocal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 28, 2006
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered to recognize an "independent and viable Palestinian state with full sovereignty and defined borders" in exchange for a new Palestinian government, the recognition of Israel, a renewed commitment to the "road map" and the release of a captured Israeli soldier What, no free landings?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 22, 2006
President Bush is set to travel to Jordan next week for a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki The event might be a bit uncomfortable for the pair, now that the Iraqi government has responded to the flirtations of Iran and Syria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 20, 2006
If we allow Israel to complete its massive $2-billion project to ring Palestinians in militarized, pod-like encampments in Gaza and the West Bank, we will condemn Israel and the Palestinians to endless cycles of violence that could ultimately doom the Jewish state. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2006
The Israeli army, frustrated over the ineffectiveness of sending "a plane worth $100 million against a suicidal terrorist," is developing futuristic weapons, including a "bionic hornet" capable of photographing and assassinating a target. (h/t: Engadget) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joshua Scheer / TruthdigNov 17, 2006
In a Truthdig interview, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) reacts to Rep. John Murtha's failed bid for House majority leader, and explains why cutting off funding for the Iraq war is the only way to truly protect American troops. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 8, 2006
Sealed borders, regular military incursions and poor quality of life have brought Gaza to the breaking point, a UN official has said Karen Abuzayd, head of the U Relief and Works Agency, also warned that current tactics for dealing with Gaza have failed to inspire a spirit of compromise among Palestinians, and instead foster anger and resentment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2006
In the search for a sense of dignity, basic services and honesty, Arabs from all walks of life are turning to fundamentalist groups that have succeeded where their own governments have failed. ?I have more faith in Islam than in my state; I have more faith in Allah than in Hosni Mubarak,? said one educated middle-class Egyptian woman. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2006
Watch Jon Stewart tear down Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman?s attempt to sell America on the outright lie that GOP?ers aren?t for ?staying the course? in Iraq ? rather, they?re out to ?adapt and win.?
Stewart: Yeah, what a--hole said "stay the course"?
[As videos of Bush saying just that fill the screen] Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2006
The Lebanese cabinet has indefinitely postponed talks on the implementation of the impending cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. According to the BBC, ?the issue of Hezbollah's disarmament and its military presence in southern Lebanon continues to cause major tensions within the fragile government.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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