Molly Ivins: An Outbreak of Diplomacy in the West Wing

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 8, 2006 Having realized that threatening Iran was getting them nowhere, Bush & Co. now find themselves in the awkward position of broaching diplomatic talks with a member of the "Axis of Evil." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Prepared to Join Direct Talks With Iran

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Sec. of State Rice said America will join Europe in direct talks if Iran suspends its programs to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel. It's a dramatic about-face, and comes a mere three weeks after the Iranian president sent a personal letter to Bush--the first direct communication between the two countries in over 20 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oh Gaddafi! My Gaddafi!

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The U.S. has restored diplomatic relations with Libya and removed it from a list of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. Dig deeper

Truthdigger of the Day: Steve Almond

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 Almond, an adjunct professor at Boston College, has resigned his post to protest the college's choice of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker. "I cannot, in good conscience, exhort my students to pursue truth and knowledge, then collect a paycheck from an institution that displays such flagrant disregard for both," he writes. Imagine if Colin Powell or George Tenet had shown this kind of moral fortitude. There might not have been a war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranians Fault Rice’s Dismissal of Letter

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 An Iranian diplomat says that Condoleezza Rice squandered a potential "turning point" in U.S.-Iranian relations by her "hasty" rejection of a letter from the Iranian president to Bush. (Read the letter) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Top Spys Story on Prewar Intel Is Finally Told

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 A jaded media ignores CBS' well-documented revelation that the CIA clearly informed Bush that Saddam Hussein had no WMD program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld Challenges Rice on Her ‘Tactical Errors’ Remark

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 The secretary of defense said the secretary of state displayed a "lack of understanding of what warfare is about" in saying last week that the US had probably made thousands of "tactical errors" in Iraq "I don't know what she was talking about, to be perfectly honest," Rumsfeld continued (Hat tip: Huff Po) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Behind Rice Visit, a Bloody Partitioning of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2006 This article explains why Rice and Straw are making such desperate pleas for unity in Iraq(more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Visits Baghdad in Desperation Over Iraqi Leadership

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2006 The secretary of state and U.K. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw drop in on Baghdad unannounced - ostensibly to urge government unity, but in all likelihood to try to force the Iraqi prime minister out of his post. 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

The Making of the Boogeyman, 2006

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2006 As part of Bush & Co.'s campaign to turn Iran into the next imminent threat, Condoleezza Rice calls Tehran a "central banker for terrorism." So, just to get this straight: Iran is the new Iraq, which was the new Afghanistan, which was the new Russia? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Threat

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 Quick, someone bring out the smelling salts! A White House official just admitted a mistake. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )