Bush’s New Policy Advisor Wished ‘Explosion’ on Reporters in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister, Bush's new chief domestic policy advisor, said this in 2003 about journalists in Iraq: "A significant number are whiny and appallingly soft. ? I almost wished there would be a very loud explosion very nearby just to shut up their rattling." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Enron Story Everyone Is Missing: The Bush-Ken Lay Connection

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2006 Former Enron Chief Ken Lay may stand convicted, but as Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer has been writing for years, no accounting of the Enron scandal will be complete until we have full disclosure of Lay's entanglements with the White House. Check out this classic Scheer column: "Enron is Whitewater in spades. This isn't just some rinky-dink land investment like the one dredged up by right-wing enemies to haunt the Clinton White House--but rather it has the makings of the greatest presidential scandal since the Teapot Dome." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bush’s Appoints Washington Editor as Policy Adviser

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 It seems Bush has a thing for "Karls" as policy advisors. On the heels of Karl Rove's departure from his policy-advising position at the White House, the president has chosen Karl Zinsmeister, editor in chief of the magazine published by the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute. He has had some eyebrow-raising things to say on the subject of race over the years. (Biographical info on Zinsmeister here.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Explains God’s Role in His Foreign Policy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 During a speech in Irvine, Calif, Bush gave even more credence to the thesis of Kevin Phillips' book "American Theocracy" Or, to paraphrase Truthdig contributor Sam Harris: Every time Bush says the word "God," just substitute the word "Apollo" or "Thor," and you begin to glimpse the intellectual quackery implicit in basing earthly policy on a supernatural conceit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Spy Speaks Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2006 The CIA's former top covert official in Europe tells "60 Minutes" the White House turned a blind eye to evidence that Saddam Hussein did not have WMDs: "The idea of going after Iraq was U.S. policy. It was going to happen one way or the other." Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McClellan Quits, Rove Is Shifted

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 In the continuing White House shake-up, the presidential spokesman bows out, and Rove, who was just recently promoted to deputy chief of staff, relinquishes those duties to focus on politics. Dig deeper

Report: Cheney Authorized Libby to Leak CIA Report

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 We know: "Duh!" right? Well, here's what's new: The author of this article, using newly surfaced Libby testimony, all but accuses Cheney of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent--which has been widely suspected but never confirmed. The National Journal's Murray Waas (the country's leading news-breaker on this story) has the scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Foreclosing a Media Debate on U.S. Policies Toward Israel

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 9, 2006 Weeks after a British magazine published a long article by two American professors titled "The Israel Lobby," the outrage continues to howl through mainstream U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Glasnost at NASA

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 The space agency will now allow its scientists to speak to the media without public affairs officials muzzling them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Concedes Errors in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 The secretary of state admits that the U.S. has probably made thousands of "tactical errors" in Iraq but defends the larger policy of invading Iraq. Dig deeper

Bush Meeting With Reporters Off the Record

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 But the N.Y. Times refuses the meetings, which Bush is holding at the lowest ebb of his presidency. How this fits in with his "Blame the Media on Iraq" policy is something we'll have to puzzle over. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Chief of Staff Resigns

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 Andrew Card, who has held the position since the president first took office, will be replaced with Joshua Bolten, a longtime Bush aide and current budget director. Card had come under pressure to step down in recent months as the president's poll numbers continued their free fall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )