Kucinich Blasts Bush’s State of the Union

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 In an exclusive Truthdig podcast, Rep. Dennis Kucinich swings away at the president. Excerpt: "[Bush] hasn't gotten the message that all his underpinnings of the war have been knocked out. They're standing totally on lies." | podcast and transcript Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Role as Iran’s Nuclear Midwife Is Noted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 A Brown University professor writes: "Every aspect of Iran's current nuclear development was approved and encouraged by Washington in the 1970s." | column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Has Us Over a Barrel–Of Oil

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 This New York Times piece spells out how fiendishly hard it's going to be to threaten Iran over its nukes while simultaneously guzzling its oil. | storyIt's sort of like admonishing a drug dealer for selling heroin to kids, and then scoring a dime bag of blow for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran ‘Does Not Need Nuclear Arms’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2006 The Iranian president, while claiming that his nuclear research is peaceful, slammed the "double standards" of the West and those who seek to "make peace for themselves by creating war for others" | storyPerhaps he's right, but this guy is also a Holocaust denierUpdate: And now he wants to hold a debate on the scale and consequences of the Holocaust. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let’s Try That Diplomacy Thing…

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 Bush and the new German chancellor are pushing diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue | story If this seems in stark contrast with the president's Iraq policy, read Truthdig's Robert Scheer or Juan Cole--who argue that we've lost leverage over Iran because the Iraq war has empowered the Shiites in both countries to link arms against us . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Ex-Leader Slams the West

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 The former president lashes out at the int'l community over its stance on Iranian nuclear research. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran To Resume Nuclear Fuel Tests

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 U.N. warns that world is running out of patience with Tehran | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sudan Emerges as Hub for Nuke Parts

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Investigators name the country as a conduit for weapons equipment. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Nuclear Team Cancels U.N. Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 No excuse given, Iranian team leader reportedly heads back to Tehran. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Vows To Restart Nuclear Research

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Declares stance "nonnegotiable" more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Iraq Invasion Will Prove a Disaster For Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2005 As argued elsewhere on this site by Juan Cole and Robert Scheer, one big cost of our invasion of Iraq is that Bush must now cozy up to the militants in control of Iran Now the top pro-Israel lobby accuses Bush of selling out its opposition to Iran's nuclear weapons program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )