Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2015
“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully But when people come forward with rather simplistic truths -- you already know you’re in trouble when they say they’ve got the truth -- and they say: 'This is what must happen This is how things work This is what dominates society' That’s an ideology"“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully'". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 26, 2015
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday reiterated some of his previous half-hearted “apologies” for illegally launching a war of aggression on Iraq in 2003. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Andrea Germanos / Common DreamsOct 26, 2015
But Britain's former prime minister offers no real apology for the 2003 invasion or the United Kingdom's role in helping to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 17, 2015
In Tuesday’s debate, the Vermont senator fell into the trap of mainstream politics when he failed to face down the front-runner on her policy positions and record. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 26, 2015
Corbyn, a leading member of the Stop the War coalition and vociferous opponent of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to drag the U.K. into the Iraq War, is expected to say that Labour will "never make the same mistake again." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 21, 2015
Although his feet have barely touched the ground, the Labour Party's new leader, a man of principle, is already reinvigorating British politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 13, 2015
The recently elected head of the U.K. Labour Party has been called a "threat to national security" by British Prime Minister David Cameron and "old-fashioned" by former Prime Minister Tony Blair. But there's something these establishment politicians are not revealing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Long marginalized by his party’s establishment, the unlikely outsider is set to usher in a return to Labour’s more radical values. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
Left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn is making quite a stir as he takes the lead in the race to replace Ed Miliband as head of the United Kingdom's Labour Party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Michael Schwartz, TomDispatchFeb 27, 2015
Almost all the current wars, uprisings and other conflicts in the Middle East are connected by an increasingly frenzied competition to find, extract and market fossil fuels whose future consumption is guaranteed to lead to a set of cataclysmic environmental crises. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 3, 2014
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to advise the government of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 16, 2014
As Sunni militants continue their march across the country, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Monday that the U.S. is considering launching drone strikes in Iraq. "Democracy Now!" speaks with Iraqi-American political analyst Raed Jarrar for clarity on the developments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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