Putin Urges ‘Goodwill’ Toward North Korea

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2006 During a nationally broadcast town hall-style address, Russian President Vladimir Putin pitched a more open stance in dealing with North Korea: "You must never push one of the participants in talks into a corner." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s Official: North Korea Sanctions

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2006 The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions against North Korea in light of its recent nuclear test. Though financial and military aid is restricted, the sanctions do not allow for military action, and skeptics question how effectively the rules will be enforced. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N. Korea Says Sanctions Would Be Act of War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 In his country's first formal statement since its claimed atomic bomb test on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he would consider additional sanctions imposed on the country an act of war Bush said he has "no intention" of attacking Pyongyang, and that the U remains committed to diplomacy, but also "reserves all options to defend our friends in the region" Hmmwhen have we heard that one before?. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens Another Explosion

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 North Korea's No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, threatened a second nuclear test if the U.S. refuses to back down: "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Drafting Sanctions As Iran Pursues Nuclear Fuel

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2006 The U.S. and three European allies may seek a range of sanctions against Iran including travel restrictions on Iranian leaders and limitations on access to global financial markets. However, according to the NYT, a recent report by the IAEA might hamper the sanctions effort. The report says Iran is making slow progress and has not increased its rate of production of enriched uranium, and that the purity of the uranium would only be useful for power plants, not weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Transitions

Nicholas Shumaker / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 Why is the United States still pumping tens of millions per year into regime-change efforts that have proved to be a dismal failure? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Bush’s Nutty Nuclear Braggadocio

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 "A once swaggering president, who so convincingly wielded a bullhorn and modeled a flight suit, now has assumed the pretzel pose of a supplicant attempting to cajole our old enemy in Tehran into dropping its nuclear ambitions while simultaneously initiating talks with Iran aimed at bailing us out in Iraq." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fool Me Once…

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Bush that the UK will not offer any support to strike Iran, regardless of whether there is a U.N. mandate to do so, according to The Scotsman newspaper. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Threatens U.S. With ‘Harm and Pain’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Tehran ratchets up the war of words with the U.S. over American-led action to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions against its nuclear program. We're being threatened by the country Bush didn't invade and whose surrogates we put in power in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel to Halt Payments to Palestinians

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 As Palestinians swore in their Hamas-dominated parliament, Israel froze contact with the "terrorist" group, and stopped a planned transfer of funds Hamas dismissed the effect of the sanctions, and former President Jimmy Carter warns in an Op-Ed that America risks severe consequences if it conspires with Israel to disrupt the transfer of power to Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Has Us Over a Barrel–Of Oil

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 This New York Times piece spells out how fiendishly hard it's going to be to threaten Iran over its nukes while simultaneously guzzling its oil. | storyIt's sort of like admonishing a drug dealer for selling heroin to kids, and then scoring a dime bag of blow for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Though The Republicans Needed Another Lobbying Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 Ohio Rep Bob Ney lobbied Colin Powell to ease sanctions on Iran--at the behest of a crooked lobbyist | storyIran and dirty lobbying: Can you even imagine a more sordid combo? No wonder Ney just stepped down from his leadership post | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )