‘The Iran Agenda’

Reese Erlich / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 In this excerpt from his new book, "The Iran Agenda," veteran independent journalist and Truthdig contributor Reese Erlich challenges the conventional wisdom on Iran's nuclear ambitions as he investigates the drive for war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Nuclear Two-Step

Will Durst / Truthdig Nov 19, 2007 The rule is simple: The good guys get the nukes, the bad guys don't. And who decides who's naughty and who's nice? Not Santa -- it's the Decider. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Enola Gay Pilot Dies at 92

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Paul Warfield Tibbits Jr., the man who flew the Enola Gay to drop the "Little Boy" A-bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has died at 92 in Columbus, Ohio. Tibbits, who named his B-29 after his mother, requested that his grave be unmarked to thwart potential protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney: ‘We Will Not Allow Iran’ to Get Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2007 Adding fuel to the fire from President Bush's "World War III" comment about the threat a nuclear-equipped Iran would pose to the world, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday that the U.S. and like-minded nations "will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon." However, Cheney was less than clear about exactly how this nuke-thwarting process might take place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Pooh-Poohs Nukes and War

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2007 Before leaving for New York, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told "60 Minutes" that his nation was not going to war with the US and that the nuclear bomb had outlived its usefulness: "If it was useful, it would have prevented the downfall of the Soviet Union; if it was useful, it would resolved the problem the Americans have in Iraq The time of the bomb is passed". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea Denies Sharing Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 The North Korean government has denied allegations that it shared nuclear technology with Syria. A senior U.S. nuclear official earlier insisted that North Koreans were in Syria, possibly to supply the latter with illicit equipment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Cracks the Code

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Lost Nukes Headed to Iran?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2007 Remember that B-52 that accidentally took some nukes on a joyride? The whole episode doesn't make much sense to Larry Johnson, a former employee of the CIA and the State Department's counterterrorism office, who wonders if it's more than a coincidence that the plane landed at Barksdale Air Force Base, which a former B-52 pilot friend tells him is "a jumping off point for Middle East operations." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Pushes the Button

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 What in the world was Sen. Hillary Clinton thinking when she attacked Sen. Barack Obama for ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in going after Osama bin Laden? And why aren't her supporters more concerned about yet another egregious example of Clinton's consistent backing for the mindless militarism that is dragging this nation to ruin? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Terror America Wrought

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 During a week of mayhem in Iraq, in which terrorists have rightly been condemned for targeting schoolchildren, it is sobering to recall that this week is also the 62nd anniversary of a U.S. attack that deliberately took the lives of thousands of children on their way to school in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blair Seeks U.S. Missile Site in Britain

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2007 For months, Tony Blair has been secretly lobbying the U.S. to locate a missile defense site in Britain. Poland and the Czech Republic are also in the running. The $90-billion "son of star wars" program has performed poorly in the past, and is still under development as it's deployed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Said and the Unsaid

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Feb 13, 2007 The most instructive way to interpret Bush's State of the Union speech is to focus on what he didn't say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )