Senate Panel Blocks Spy Probe

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Senate Republicans shut down a Democratic-led proposal to investigate Bush's eavesdropping program. Instead, a White House-approved seven-member panel will oversee the effort. White House-approved? You gotta be kidding. 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 )

Warnings on Terrorist Infiltration of UAE Never Addressed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 We learned last week that the Coast Guard had warned of terrorist infiltration of the UAE, the country angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. The White House assured us that those warnings had been addressed. Now Sens. Collins and Lieberman are charging in a sharply worded letter that the warnings were never addressed. How many more lies will emerge from the murky depths of this port-deal fiasco? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Ultimate Mistake

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 I'm against Saddam Hussein. I'm sorry it didn't work out the way they wanted it to. Now let's go. Because anybody who tells you it couldn't possibly get worse is a fool. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al Qaeda in 2002: We Infiltrated UAE

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 The terrorist organization wrote that it had infiltrated the United Arab Emirates government four years ago, and that the emirates were "well aware" of the infiltration. This is the country that is angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. (Hat tip: Think Progress and Scripps Howard, which broke the news.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Port Deal Never Probed for Terror Ties

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 A Republican lawmaker tells CNN that the Homeland Security Dept. never investigated whether the UAE company slotted to take control over major U.S. ports had any connection to Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coast Guard Had Security Qualms on Port Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The Coast Guard warned weeks ago that it couldn't be sure that the UAE wasn't supporting terrorists. The disclosure came during Monday's hearings about the Arab country's attempts to take over control of major U.S. ports. Check out the unclassified Coast Guard document. Wanna know why 64% of people disapprove of this deal? Consider how much time and energy Bush & Co. have spent scaring the American public with "what if" scenarios about Arab threats (see: Saddam). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Total Information Awareness’ Lives On

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 Remember that Orwellian-sounding data-mining program that was supposed to have been shut down two years ago? Turns out it's alive and functioning--just under a different name. The National Journal has the blockbuster scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armed Cheney to Guard Ports

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 25, 2006 Attempting to defuse the controversy over the decision to place the operation of several key American ports in the hands of a company based in Dubai, Vice President Dick Cheney said today that he would personally patrol those ports with a 28-gauge shotgun. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Israel Security Chief in Secretly Made Tape: We May ‘Miss Saddam’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Remember when the neocons boasted that invading Iraq would be good for Israel? The chief of Israel's domestic security agency, Yuval Diskin, begs to differ. Diskin said in a secretly taped speech that a "strong dictatorship would be preferable to the present 'chaos' in Iraq." So much for making the Middle East more stable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iraq the Disaster, Officially Speaking

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 3, 2006 I do hope this is responsible criticism that aims for cures, not defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )