Nuke Expert: Some U.S. Officials Set on Hitting Iran

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 A growing number of high level American officials have already decided they want to attack Iran, according to one of the world's leading nuclear proliferations experts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Matthews: I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 NBC host Chris Matthews--whom many feel is a closet conservative--slams Bush & Co. for telling falsehoods every step of the way on Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: I Won’t Pay Attention to Patriot Act Requirement

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 You may want to swallow your food before reading this Just as he did with the anti-torture law, Bush placed an addendum on the Patriot Act saying he doesn't have to obey parts of the law . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Reaffirms Preemptive War Doctrine

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2006 In an updated version of his national security strategy, the president gives no ground on the policy that led us into Iraq, and identifies Iran as being the country that poses the biggest challenge to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

Bush Is Called ‘Despicable’ for Smearing L.A. Times

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 The American Prospect's Greg Sargent calls Bush "truly despicable" for saying in a speech -- disingenuously -- that an L.A. Times article had tipped off Iraqi enemies to some of our anti-insurgent technology. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fishing for a Pretext to Squeeze Iran

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 Truthdig's Middle Eastern affairs expert argues that the Iranian nuclear issue "has not reached the point of crisis, and therefore other motivations must be sought for the Bush administration's breathless rhetoric." UPDATE: Cole says that Bush's recent linking of Iran to Iraqi roadside bombs is "wholly implausible." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Death Urged For Yemeni Editor in Cartoons Case

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Just when we thought the Muhammad cartoon-related madness had faded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Gives Us the Word on the War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Stephen Colbert continues to gain ground on Jon Stewart with his blistering satires of U.S. policy. This time he riffs on a new name that the Pentagon is using for the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doctors Attack US Over Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Over 250 medical experts sign a letter condemning the U.S. for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘This Place Is Broken’: The Gore Vidal Interview Part II

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Gore Vidal on fascism, terrorism and wartime propaganda Part II of Truthdig's interview with the award-winning novelist (earlier: part I). Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘This Place Is Broken’

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Gore Vidal on fascism, terrorism and wartime propaganda Part II of Truthdig's interview with the award-winning novelist (earlier: part I). Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )