Talafar No Longer Bush’s Model Town

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2007 A group of off-duty Shiite policemen is suspected of shooting about 70 Sunni men inside their homes Tuesday night in Talafar, an Iraqi border town that President Bush once pointed to as proof that Iraqi forces were able to contain insurgent violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

His Own Worst Enemy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Dick Cheney has once again accused his critics of giving aid and comfort to the enemy, yet that's precisely what his administration's own policies have achieved. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Experts Agree: We Have Lost the War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Rolling Stone gathered notables ranging from Zbigniew Brzezinski to Juan Cole to learn their takes on the future of Iraq. They agreed on one thing: The war is lost. Gen. Tony McPeak (ret.), formerly of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, put it this way: "Even if we had a million men to go in, it's too late now." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Attacks Kill More Than 100 Iraqi Shiites

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 A series of attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims killed more than 100 people in Iraq on Tuesday. Some victims said they blamed the Sunnis, but also the lack of security provided by Iraqi police and U.S. forces. Though reports vary, Reuters has reported the death toll at 149. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Nears Oil Sharing Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2007 The Iraqi Cabinet has approved an oil revenue sharing plan that would divide profits among the provinces based on population, and allow foreign oil companies unprecedented access to Iraq's reserves. Distributing the wealth of Iraq's natural resources has been a major political obstacle, as most of the nation's current oil fields are in Shiite territory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Death Squads’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 UPDATE: Google has removed the video. Watch this chilling, full-length documentary (produced by UK's Channel 4) showing Shiite militia groups waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Baghdad. It contains footage and details never before seen in the West. Watch it, and read the accompanying article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breakup of Iraq Inevitable, Says Iraqi Official

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2006 Saying "Iraq as a political project is finished," an unnamed senior government official tells The Independent that Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties are looking at ways to divide the country, perhaps splitting Baghdad into a Shiite east and Sunni west. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )