Henry Kissinger’s Appalling Human Rights Record

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2010 In light of Henry Kissinger's comment, captured in the Nixon White House and released this month, that "if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern," Think Progress has compiled a brief history of the former secretary of state's complicity in human rights abuses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO Summit Unlikely to Answer the Most Important Questions

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2010 To adapt to secular use a phrase from medieval mysticism, "the cloud of unknowing" deepens as the war-waging countries of North America and Western Europe approach their NATO "summit." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

For Sale: Weapons-Grade Uranium

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2010 Are you in the market for some highly enriched uranium? If so, then look no further than the exquisite black markets of Georgia, where evidence in a secret trial has shed light on smuggled uranium that is allegedly for sale in the former Soviet satellite state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gorbachev to NATO: You Can’t Win in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2010 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev knows a thing or two about warfare in Afghanistan, having ordered Soviet troops out of the country two decades ago, and Wednesday he passed on a little advice to the NATO troops and allied forces fighting there now (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Chinese Aren’t Coming

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 30, 2010 Peace has descended on the most contentious point of conflict between East and West for the past six decades -- but don't expect the folks at the Pentagon or their military contractors to celebrate.On Tuesday, the Cold War finally ended with a historic trade agreement between China and Taiwan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Russia Has Trouble Escaping the Past

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 Russia has come a long way, but geopolitics in Eastern Europe are still overshadowed by a mutual distrust rooted in World War II. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The NATO Nuisance

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2010 Large and firmly implanted bureaucratic organizations are almost impossible to kill, even when they have no reason to continue to exist, as NATO has not since the Soviet Union, communism and the Warsaw Pact all collapsed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ukraine Agrees to Hand Over Nuclear Material

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2010 Score one for President Barack Obama’s nuclear summit. The White House announced Monday that Ukraine will give up its entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium by 2012 and convert its research reactors to stop producing the stuff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Congressman Charlie Wilson Dies at 76

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2010 Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, whose name became familiar outside political circles because of George Crile's 2003 book, "Charlie Wilson's War," as well as director Mike Nichols' big-screen adaptation, died Wednesday at age 76 in Lufkin, Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haunted by Gorbachev’s Ghost

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2009 No invading army has ever "won" in Afghanistan, and nothing unites the people more than infidel soldiers on their holy soil: What Obama could learn from Gorbachev. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 11, 2009 Mikhail Gorbachev is not honored enough for the example he set. His past practices and recent cautions about Afghanistan should be heeded by Barack Obama."Blessed are the peacemakers" certainly applies to Mikhail Gorbachev, a man not honored enough for the example he set. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gorbachev on Gorbachev

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2009 You'd think that Mikhail Gorbachev, having stood at several key historical junctions in the not-so-distant past, might have a few thoughts about his time in office and the turns of events that happened since -- and Soviet Russia's last leader does. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )