Take From the Poor, Give to the Military

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Where would the Bush administration be without terrorism? The sweeping rationale for irrational governance has wrought yet another outrage: the $2.77-trillion budget the president proposed to Congress on Monday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pentagon Requests Billions More for War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 Remember when that genius Paul Wolfowitz told Congress that Iraqi oil would more than cover the cost of the occupation? Oops, we need $120 billion more just to get through this year. And Bush made this guy the head of the World Bank? | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Threatens to Retaliate on Nuclear Issue

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 In his first-ever interview with a Western publication, Iran's foreign minister vows immediate retaliation over a move to refer his nation's nuclear weapons activities to the United Nations Security Council | storyWell, at least we can count on the support of the newly pro-West Iraqi government to back us up if things get messy next-door Oh, wait . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair OK’d Iraq Invasion Before U.N. Resolution, Book Says

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The new edition of a book by a London University professor claims that the prime minister was prepared to join the war even before the second UN resolution in January 2003 | storyWe're shocked, SHOCKED to learn that the U gambit was apparently a ruse . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Army Seized Wives as Tactic

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 In at least two instances, American forces have seized wives of insurgents as a means of "leverage." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Soldier Gets No Jail Time for Killing Iraqi General

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2006 The American interrogator sat on the general's chest and covered up his mouth--both of which were apparently approved techniques. The defense claimed that the actions did not directly cause the general's death. | storyWe can't help but suspect that much of the Arab world might come to a different conclusion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halliburton Cited in Iraq Contamination

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 The contracting behemoth exposed troops and civilians at a U.S. military base in Iraq to contaminated water last year. | storyAnd in a move of galling chutzpah that would make Dick Cheney proud, Halliburton denied the allegations, even though they were made by its own employees and documented in e-mails. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Kerry Blogs on DailyKos

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 The senator blasts Bush for taking the focus off Bin Laden | blogBut a commenter asks: Why isn't Kerry standing up like Gore and indicting Republicans "for the horrible crimes and sins they have wrought?" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bowing to Pressure, Army Adds to Soldiers’ Armor

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 The move comes in the wake of a New York Times report that shamed the military over the issue. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UK Officer Assails U.S. Iraq Tactics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 The brigadier general calls the U.S. military "weighed down by bureaucracy, a stiflingly hierarchical outlook" and a "predisposition to offensive operations." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Forces Raid HQ of Sunni Muslim Scholars

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Clerics call act "crime," punishment for anti-U.S. stance | more (See "Punishment Raid" subheading)Also, read Juan Cole on how Bush created a theocracy in Iraq. | link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seventeen U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Over Weekend

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Twelve die in Blackhawk helicopter crash, five in other attacks | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )