NFL Negotiations

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Watchdog: Iran May Be Trying to Develop Nuclear-Armed Missile

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2011 In a confidential report released Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency says it has received new information that suggests Iran may be trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile, marking a crucial point in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.N. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Veep Agrees to Some Concessions

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2011 As protests in Egypt continued to rage, just-installed Vice President Omar Suleiman has come to an agreement with some opposition groups to liberalize the media, release political prisoners and undergo a transition of power “within a constitutional framework.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Palestine Papers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2011 Thousands of pages of secret Palestinian records spanning a decade of peace negotiations have been obtained by The Guardian. The documents show a surprising history of concessions by Palestinian negotiators in trying to resolve the long-simmering conflict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Labor Party Threatens to Walk Out of Israeli Government

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2010 Motivating by either a renewed hope for peace in the Middle East or a desire for political power, Israel's Labor Party has threatened to walk out of the country's coalition government unless serious negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis get under way in the coming weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai Regime in Contact With Taliban

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2010 The Afghan government claims to have had contact with the Taliban, though the insurgent group denies this. The White House signaled its support, but said such contact, which the Washington Post reports is at the "secret, high-level talks" stage, "has to be done by the Afghans." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PLO Opens Way for Negotiations

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2010 The Palestinian Liberation Organization has approved indirect talks with Israel, opening the door for the first peace negotiations in a year and a half. One may remember the "proximity talks" that fizzled in March when Israel unexpectedly announced an expansion of illegal settlement plans in East Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Climate Change Head Resigns

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2010 Yvo de Boer, the head of the United Nations' climate change body, has unexpectedly resigned after four years -- and after the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks in December -- in a move that could significantly set back global negotiations on climate change and emissions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Orders Uranium Enrichment

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2010 After days of confusion over whether or not Iran would reopen negotiations regarding its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered his country's atomic energy agency to begin producing uranium for a medical reactor in Tehran. The United States quickly expressed disappointment over the announcement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Day-1 Honduras Talks Fail

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Talks between Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya and not-president/coup-leader Roberto Micheletti expectedly failed Thursday. Now, negotiations will fall to the staff members of each politician, as the two leaders have refused, and will refuse, to meet face to face. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SAG Strikes Out

Mike Farrell / Truthdig Dec 22, 2008 The Hollywood-centric “Membership First” faction that has controlled the Screen Actors Guild’s national board for most of the last five years chooses tactics -- misinformation, tough talk and over-promising -- that undermine the union’s credibility. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Korea Talks Fizzle

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2008 North Korea and the US have agreed to the broad strokes of a nuclear disarmament deal, but hammering out the details is proving to be a monumental challenge U envoy Christopher Hill announced Thursday that talks were essentially on ice It may or may not help that Kim Jong Il has been missing in action for months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )