ElBaradei Joins Sit-In, Egyptian Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2010 Former U.N. nuclear watchdog head, Nobel laureate and likely candidate for his country's presidency, Mohamed ElBaradei has continued to position himself as a leading political figure in Egypt by taking part in a large-scale protest Friday over the death of a man at the hands of plainclothes policemen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mubarak’s Challenger Can’t Rely on a Fair Race

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 What keeps old men in power in Egypt? And what keeps middle-aged men wanting power in a country whose crippled society, increasing sectarianism, brutal police force and endemic corruption are only compounded by an electoral system widely regarded as a fraud? Most Egyptians don't think that President Hosni Mubarak is immortal, even though he still reigns supreme at the age of 81. Even the pharaohs believed they would live on only in the next world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

El Baradei Returns to Egypt

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 With an almost rock-star return, Mohamed El Baradei, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has come back home to Cairo, greeted by an estimated 500 supporters. The crowd was so large it prevented him from leaving the airport. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

IAEA Not Worried About Second Iran Nuclear Site

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 U.N. inspectors have found "nothing to be worried about" in their first report after visiting a previously clandestine uranium-enrichment site south of Tehran. The clean assessment, which described the site as a "hole in a mountain," may cause critics to now look for more diplomatic solutions to Iran's nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Mohamed ElBaradei

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2006 Truthdig salutes Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency, who warned the world that up to 30 more countries could soon possess the technology necessary to produce nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Podcast: Robert Scheer on Iraq After America and More

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2006 This week Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer looks at Elbaradei's nuclear prophecy, Iraq after US withdrawal and Stan Goff's "Reflecting on Rumsfeld." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Videocast: Robert Scheer on nukes, Iraq after America, and Rumsfeld

BLANK Oct 21, 2006 This week Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer looks at Elbaradei's nuclear prophecy, Iraq after withdrawal and Stan Goff's "Reflecting on Rumsfeld." Dig deeper

The End of the World as We Know it

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2006 Mohamed El Baradei cautioned on Monday that as many as 30 nations could rapidly develop nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency chief warned that countries are "hedging their bets" by developing peaceful nuclear programs that could provide the necessary technology and material for weaponization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )