Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 6, 2014
President Obama said Wednesday that he would seek congressional authorization for his war on the Islamic State after months of maintaining that the authorization of 2001 was still sufficient to underpin this effort. Why the about-face? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 30, 2014
President Obama admitted on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that the U.S. had underestimated the military potential of Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 29, 2014
The pan-Arab London daily al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] is reporting from a source inside the new Iraqi government that former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, now one of three largely symbolic vice presidents, is attempting to undermine his successor, Haider al-Abadi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigSep 18, 2014
Sure, Islamic State is terrible and does awful things like behead people, but it's got nothing on Saudi Arabia, which beheads people as a matter of policy. Dig deeper
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
In a recent episode of "The Trews" titled "Will Obama's Bombs Stop Beheadings?" comedian Russell Brand ponders what President Obama really means when he says the U.S. is attacking Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in order to protect "America's core interests." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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