Putin Scoffs at Chemical Attack Claims

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2013 The Russian president and backer of Syria's leadership is among those rejecting U.S. intelligence claims that Bashar al-Assad's government used chemical weapons against civilians, saying it would be "utter nonsense" for the government to deploy them in a war it was already winning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bashar al-Assad Evades Rebel Attack

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2013 The Syrian president escaped death or injury when rebels launched a mortar attack on his convoy early Thursday. The incident suggests "the country's crippling civil war is edging [its way] to its seat of power," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Eternal Rebel: Ronnie Kasrils

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 A white warrior against apartheid who dedicated his life to the African National Congress is now assailing the ruling party for its failure to wrest economic power from a tiny elite and place it in the majority's hands His story resonates far beyond South Africa A white warrior against apartheid is now assailing the African National Congress party for its failed economic policies. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

U.S. ‘Assessment’: Assad Used Chemical Weapons

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 14, 2013 Britain and the United States agree that the Syrian president has used chemical weapons against rebels in the two-year-long civil war, a judgment that will lead to military support for anti-government forces, but Russia isn't so sure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Syrian Rebels Allegedly Kill ‘Atheist’ Boy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 A 15-year-old coffee seller was reportedly executed by gunshot to the head by Islamist rebels in Syria as an act of punishment and example-making for seeming to express disbelief in the Muslim god. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rise Up or Die

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 20, 2013 We must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species We have been stripped of the power to express dissent or effect change Rebellion is the only way to remain fully human. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Chemical Weapons: ‘A Retold Drama Riddled With Plot Holes’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 1, 2013 "In any normal society," writes a skeptical Robert Fisk of the media and government blowup over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, "the red lights would now be flashing." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Elvis Costello Dance on Margaret Thatcher’s Grave? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 In a famous lament written at the height of the Thatcher years, the English musician expressed a desire to live long enough to see the brutal British leader die so he could one day "stand on [her] grave and tramp the dirt down." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Contemplates ‘Additional Measures’ for Syria

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2012 Press representatives at the White House and the State Department are using the same vague phrase, "additional measures," to describe the administration's mystery plan for addressing the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They Weren’t All the Queen’s Men

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Many would consider being knighted or otherwise honored by England’s royals a dream come true. But more than 200 rebellious Brits have declined or returned the honor, refusing to hand their names and legacies over to rulers seeking to bolster their own dubious reputations. John Lennon and authors Roald Dahl and C.S. Lewis are on that list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi’s Wife and Children Flee to Algeria

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 Moammar Gadhafi’s wife, two sons, a daughter, and a number of grandchildren escaped Libyan rebels and entered Algeria on Monday, according to the Algerian Foreign Ministry. His location, as well as the whereabouts of his other sons, remain unknown. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The View From a Libyan Hospital

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2011 The morgues in Tripoli hospitals are overflowing with dead bodies, and doctors in just one hospital said they have been treating more than 500 patients a day for gunshot wounds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )