Staff / TruthdigJul 15, 2008
The latest New Yorker cover features a satirical cartoon of a Muslim Barack Obama fist-pumping his terrorist wife in front of a portrait of Osama bin Laden and a burning flag. The image was intended "to hold up a mirror to prejudice, the hateful, and the absurd," says the magazine. When 10 percent or more of Americans still think Obama is a Muslim, there's apparently no room for humor -- tasteless, offensive or otherwise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2007
The New Yorker's ever-tenacious Seymour Hersh is once again on the case of the Bush administration's Mideast agenda, giving President Bush's "Mission Evolving" speech from last month a more concrete evolutionary end point: Iran. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 8, 2007
This week's highly anticipated Iraq progress report will no doubt be highly predictable, says The New Yorker's George Packer, who's more concerned about the longer view than America's current leadership, whom he considers to be "trapped in the eternal present" in ways that can only spell trouble for Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 4, 2007
How do you spot an atheist? According to Stephen Colbert, one sure-fire sign of the godless naysayer comes in the telling form of a New Yorker subscription. "The Colbert Report's" pseudo-pundit has some strong advice for how New Atheists might run their own anti-religion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 21, 2006
The CIA has found no hard evidence of a secret drive by Iran to develop nuclear weapons, The New Yorker's Sy Hersh reports.
Also, Hersh reports that Cheney has vowed to circumvent Congress and pursue military options against Tehran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 9, 2006
Contrary to the official "diplomatic solution" line, Seymour Hersh reports that Washington is stepping up plans for a possible airstrike on Iran. According to Reuters, Hersh's story in the April 17 issue of The New Yorker reports that a former senior defense official said the planning was, in Hersh's words, "based on the belief that a bombing campaign against Iran would humiliate the leadership and lead the Iranian public to overthrow it." The ex-official reportedly added that he was shocked to hear the strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2006
Salon presents a horrifying new gallery of 279 photos and 19 videos of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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