A Surge in Right-Wing Extremism

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center outlines a surge in extremist "patriot" groups in the U.S. The center claims that the number of right-wing extremist groups increased by 250 percent in 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Terror Alerts Stuck on Yellow

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 The current national threat level is yellow, which, according to the Department of Homeland Security, means a "significant risk of terrorist attacks." But it turns out the national threat level is almost always at yellow, defeating the whole purpose of a warning system that operates on a scale. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ridge: Bushies Manipulated Terror Threat System

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 One sinister li'l tidbit from former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's upcoming tell-all won't do much to change the Bush administration's reputation for string-pulling on as many governmental fronts as possible: According to teasers released by his publisher, Ridge was pushed by Bush & Co. to raise the terrorist threat level on the eve of W.’s second electoral victory in 2004. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Middle East Never Tires of Threats

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jun 17, 2008 What is it about threats? What possesses half the Middle East to shout abuse all the time? First we have Ahmadinejad, one of the most crackpot presidents in the world, raving away about annihilating Israel. Then we have Shaul Mofaz, the deputy Israeli prime minister, telling the world that there would have to be attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Polar Bears ‘Threatened’

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2008 The plight of the polar bear has come to represent the real-world impact of the climate crisis, so it is only fitting that the Bush administration had to be ordered by a court to make a decision on the endangered status of the species. After years of delay, the Interior Department finally classified the animal as threatened, but also promised to fight any meaningful protection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Condemns Clinton

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2008 If Hillary Clinton becomes the next president, her administration will have a hell of a time improving relations with Iran, a country that has a few cards to play when it comes to stability in Iraq and the price of oil. That's because Clinton recently threatened Iran's annihilation and it turns out that the Iranian government pays attention to these things. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon: Maybe It Wasn’t Iran After All

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2008 Remember those Iranian vessels that allegedly menaced U.S. warships in the Gulf, threatening explosions? Just a few days after the president issued stern warnings to Iran over the incident, the Pentagon now says the threats, which were spoken by someone without an Iranian accent, might not have come from the Iranians and might not have even been directed at the Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Warns U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Thursday that Iran would respond to an attack by striking against U.S. interests around the world. Iran's supreme leader noted that President Bush is seen as reckless, but suggested "it is possible to bring this kind of person to wisdom." That's easy for him to say; we've been trying for a long time without any luck. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dan Froomkin: On Calling BS

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2006 The Washington Post's "White House Briefing" columnist argues that mainstream journalists and media organizations will continue their decline into irrelevance if they don't summon the courage to call BS. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Human Rights Watch: Hussein Trial ‘Flawed and Unsound’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2006 Still wondering whether the trial of Saddam Hussein might have been a miscarriage of justice? Take a look at the HRW report (pdf) and make up your mind Hussein's chief defense lawyer, Khalil al-Dulami, recently complained to the BBC that he has been prevented from filing appeal papers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Candidate Asked to End Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2006 A Republican congressional candidate in Orange County has been asked by his own party to exit the race after he was implicated in mailing threats to Latino voters. Tan D. Nguyen denies responsibility for the mailer, which said immigrants would be jailed if they attempted to vote. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans to Spy Agencies: Make Iran Scarier

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 Senior Bush officials and other top Republicans are apparently angry that US intelligence agencies aren't issuing more ominous threats about Iran The GOP'ers, marred by (but unrepentant for) their Iraq debacle, are eager to use their lethal Tonka Toys once again -- this time in Iran Check out an intelligence expert at AMERICAblog who argues that Iran poses no imminent threat to the U . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )