Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2006
Muckraking journalist extraordinaire Murray Waas reports that investigators suspect that columnist Robert Novak called Karl Rove to concoct a cover story that would protect Rove in the Valerie Plame leak investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2006
The administration is using this tactic at a rate of three lawsuits per year--purportedly to keep national security information safe. But one expert says that in cases like these, "the principal concern of the classifiers is not with national security, but with governmental embarrassment of one sort or another." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2006
The National Post has retracted an article that said Iran planned to force Jews and other non-Muslims to wear distinctive insignia.
Also, it turns out the author of the article is aligned with many of the same neocons who beat the drums for war with Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2006
The national unity cabinet that Iraq presented this weekend will remain impotent unless Iraq can reform its "corrupt, brutal and highly partisan security forces"--the death squads that now range the country with impunity--argues the Times' editorial board. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2006
Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales says that the Bush White House may go after journalists who report on national security-related matters. "There are some statutes on the book which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that that is a possibility."
Funny: There are lots of FISA statutes that you don't have to read particularly carefully to learn that spying on Americans without warrants is illegal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 20, 2006
A United Nations panel on torture isn't buying President Bush's assurances that America does not send suspected terrorists to countries known for using torture to extract information. The panel also recommended the closing of America's Guantanamo military prison in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2006
Greg Kinnear stars in the movie, based on Eric Schlosser's mega-selling anti-fast-food book. Looks worthwhile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 17, 2006
"It is good news that the public is finally hip to Bush's con, yet it is worrisome when surprisingly sensible proposals by the president on immigration are automatically rejected because of the source." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2006
Six months ago, Bush's Homeland Security chief said this about stationing National Guard troops on the Mexico border: "I think it would be a horribly over-expensive and very difficult way to manage this problem." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2006
The phone company says that, despite the claims made in the USA Today story, it never provided phone records to the NSA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2006
That's the N Times' take If you want to read expert analysis on the politics and policies behind Bush's speech, check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper's article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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