By Mike Whitney, CounterPunchMar 1, 2014
Obama and Co. have ousted Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, with the help of ultra-right, paramilitary, neo-Nazi gangs who seized and burned government offices, killed riot police, and spread mayhem and terror across the country. These are America’s new allies in the Great Game. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2014
Neo-Nazis have formed a large part of the protesting population in Ukraine, and the U.S. may be supporting them; somehow the large majority of Wikipedia articles have been written about Western and Southern Europe; meanwhile, has a new NSA leaker emerged? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Amy Goodman / TruthdigAug 9, 2012
With an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day -- the equivalent of five Wisconsin massacres per day -- both major parties refuse to deal with gun control It's the consensus, not the gridlock, that's the problemWith an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day, both major parties refuse to deal with gun control. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 5, 2010
News that the 2018 World Cup will be played in Russia is stirring some alarm, as a rise in neo-Nazi activity and racist killings in the country have led many soccer fans of color to wonder aloud if Russia is an appropriate place to host the international tournament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 18, 2010
Stealing the infamous "Work Sets You Free" sign from Auschwitz has landed three men in the slammer. On Thursday, a Polish court in Krakow doled out relatively short prison sentences to the trio, who admitted to the crime and thus skipped a trial. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2006
Need more evidence that our military is stretched too thin? Its ranks reportedly are now being filled with the kind of military ambassadors particularly unsuited to the task of winning foreign hearts and minds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andrew Gumbel / TruthdigFeb 22, 2006
One hundred sixty-eight died -- but we still don't know for certain the identities of their killers. A look at the striking parallels between the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, and how the FBI resisted, and is still resisting, giving full accounts of each. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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