Tech Workers Try to Take a Playground From Community Kids and Lose

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 17, 2014 When a group of tech workers from Dropbox tried to evict a group of youngsters from a community soccer field in San Francisco's Mission district, they probably weren't expecting to trigger a mini Occupy movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mission … Evolving

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 President Bush capped off his administration's weeklong campaign to convince America that the "surge" is working with a televised address on Thursday. Nestled among assorted pseudo-announcements and stale slogans was a telling pitch from a president who has repeatedly revised his motive for war: "Our mission in Iraq will evolve." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. to Expand Iraq Mission Despite Protest

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 The Security Council is set to approve an expansion of the UN's presence in Iraq Meanwhile, the organization's staff association, representing thousands of employees around the globe, voted unanimously to oppose the measure and recall U workers already in Baghdad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Good American

Scott Ritter / Truthdig May 11, 2007 The former Marine intelligence officer and author of "Waging Peace" takes on Alan Dershowitz, the American Legion and other advocates of the war who have equated "supporting the troops" with continuing the senseless and often brutal occupation of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Italy Bails Out France

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 Italy's prime minister has tentatively offered to take the leadership role in Lebanon's peacekeeping mission with a deployment of 3,000 troops. France, which was to lead the mission, has offered only 200 troops after expressing concern over the force's mandate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NASA’s Goals Delete Mention of Home Planet

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2006 The space agency's mission statement has been quietly altered to omit mention of the phrase ?to understand and protect our home planet? Why does George Bush hate Earth? . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart to Cooper: Where Is CNN’s ‘Sense of Mission’?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 Jon Stewart takes Anderson Cooper to task for being part of the CNN-MSNBC junta that seems to want nothing more than to ape Fox News' graphics and "swoosh" sounds. (h/t: Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Mission Accomplished’ by the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Check out the number of troops killed, the money spent and the rate of insurgent attacks exactly three years after Bush's famous "Mission Accomplished" speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Update: Media Matters reminds us of the media's fawning coverage of Bush that day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wolfowitz Packing World Bank With Cronies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Paul Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the Iraq war, has appointed many apparently unqualified Republican loyalists to high positions at the international agency. "The bank is stewing with discontent." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Occupation Is Worse Than Hussein

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 1, 2005 It is time we called a halt to our mindless messing in the Iraqi people's lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )