McCain vs. Hagel

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2007 Sen John McCain, R-Ariz, and Sen Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, took turns trash-talking each other's Iraq proposals on Sunday's "This Week" Hagel threw McCain's words back at him, calling his benchmark plan for Iraq "disingenuous," while McCain said that, other than his own, "they're all bad options". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senators Unite on Challenge to Bush’s Troop Plan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2007 Legislators from both sides of the aisle are aligning on a nonbinding resolution by Sen. John Warner of Virginia against Bush's troop escalation plan. It's not the stern one Democrats had hoped to pass, but it look like this one has a shot at making it through. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lebanon Postpones Crucial Cease-Fire Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 The Lebanese cabinet has indefinitely postponed talks on the implementation of the impending cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. According to the BBC, ?the issue of Hezbollah's disarmament and its military presence in southern Lebanon continues to cause major tensions within the fragile government.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Exclusive: Rep. Kucinich’s Resolution Calls on Bush to Push for Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2006 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced a resolution Wednesday that calls on President Bush to appeal to all sides for a cessation of hostilities in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict and to commit the United States to multiparty negotiations, along with support for an international peacekeeping mission during the talks. Also, read the speech that Rep. Kucinich delivered on the House floor on Tuesday that warned of "mutually assured destruction" if saner heads do not soon prevail in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Engineers Sham Vote on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2006 The fierce debate on the Iraq war that began in Congress on Thursday will culminate on Friday with a nonbinding resolution that includes: labeling the Iraq war as part of the war on terror, and opposition to setting an "arbitrary" withdrawal date. Democrats decried the vote as an election-year sham. Video: Dems rip GOP lawmakers during Thursday's debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hatch, John Dean Trade Barbs at Censure Hearing

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 After Nixon-era whistle-blower John Dean speaks in favor of censuring Bush, Sen. Orrin Hatch tells him: "Quit trying to score political points." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Memo: Bush Was Set on War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 The New York Times gets a closer look at a UK official's memo that indicates Bush was set on an invasion of Iraq regardless of a U.N. resolution or the outcome of the WMD issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )