U.S. Can’t Resist Meddling in the Middle East

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 The struggle is under way to re-establish American control over the successors to those despots whom popular uprisings have ousted from Tunisia and Egypt, threatening the careers of still other abusive absolute monarchs and presidents-for-life (and their offspring). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

People Power vs. Washington

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 15, 2011 The claim that George W. Bush’s war of aggression against Iraq somehow opened up the Middle East to reform is an affront to the brave crowds that have risked their lives to change the American-backed order in that part of the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protests Banned in Saudi Arabia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2011 U.S. ally and oil-rich Middle East monarchy Saudi Arabia has responded to domestic dissent by slapping a ban on public demonstrations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tunisia’s Interim PM Resigns Amid Protests

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2011 Following huge protests Friday and Saturday that left at least three people dead, the Tunisian interim prime minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, has announced he will resign his position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Angry Crowds Keep Tunisia on Edge

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2011 Protests continued into the weekend in Tunisia as huge crowds turned out in Tunis to demand the resignation of the country's interim prime minister, an ally of ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libya Brings in the Big Guns Against Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's grip on power has been significantly shaken by protesters in recent days, but Col Gadhafi made it clear Monday that he wasn't ready to go the way of his former counterparts in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt by . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Wave of Protests

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 Protests continued Sunday across the restive Middle East. New clashes in Tunisia pitted demonstrators against the interim government, while thousands took to the streets in Morocco. In Libya, meanwhile, government security forces pressed a violent crackdown on protesters, reportedly killing dozens of people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Pre-Empts ‘Jasmine’ Protest

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 Jittery Chinese officials, mindful of the political upheaval in Egypt and elsewhere, moved quickly on Sunday, detaining more than 100 activists after a call went out on an overseas website for a "jasmine revolution" in the world's most populous country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton’s Cautious Words for Bahrain

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2011 After the White House let Bahrain know on Wednesday that its friends in the American government would be watching the protests over there "very closely," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made good on that advance notice by expressing . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the U.S. Should Respond to the New Arab World

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 Revolutions are known for devouring their children, but the people making the current revolution in the Middle East may prove indigestible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Sniffs at Iranian Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 Ever at the ready with a grandiose metaphor, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the latest efforts of protesters in his country clamoring for regime change, claiming Tuesday that they were "going nowhere" and out to "tarnish the Iranian nation's brilliance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinian PM Disbanding, Rebuilding Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 In a move that has a little to do with the Egyptian revolution, or at least lip service is being paid to same, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced Monday that he will be swapping out his Cabinet for a new one in the next couple of weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )