Irish Labor Party Rep Excoriates Minister for ‘Destroying Economy’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2010 The Irish economy is in quite a state, and according to Labor TD (that's MP in Irish parlance) Pat Rabbitte, some specific people are to blame for Ireland's plight One of them just happened to be right next to him (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Juan Williams, Fannie/Freddie, Midterms

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 NPR canned Juan Williams and created a firestorm of negative publicity and political calls to defund public broadcasting. Is there such a thing as separation between so-called objective and opinion media? And how much is the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage mess costing Americans? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British PM Apologizes for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Killings

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron faced the daunting task of answering for one of the U.K.’s most volatile historical episodes: the so-called Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland in 1972. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gordon Brown Says He’ll Step Down

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2010 Who'll rule Britannia? That remains to be seen, exactly, as several unsolved variables are still in play after last week's election, but no matter how the power-sharing configuration takes shape, one thing's for sure: Prime Minister Gordon Brown won't be part of it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Britain Boots Israeli Diplomat Over Fake Passport Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2010 An Israeli diplomat is packing his bags and leaving the United Kingdom in the wake of the forged-passport scandal that allowed a group of assassins to carry out their hit on a top Hamas official in Dubai two months ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gitmo Prisoners Transferred Sans British Approval

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2009 An embarrassed London is reviewing the legal basis of its relations with Bermuda following the transfer of four Guantanamo prisoners -- a group of Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs -- to Britain’s paradisiacal overseas territory. The men have been sent there as foreign guest workers, but apparently British officials never got the memo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British PM: We Need ‘Global New Deal’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 It's time for teamwork, according to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who made a call for unity -- and a "global New Deal" -- during a meeting about the worldwide economic crisis with other European heads of state over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

European Leaders Prepare for Economic Meetings

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 Leaders from France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany are planning to meet on Saturday in preparation for a European finance summit to be held in Washington next week. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who shot down reports on Thursday that France was proposing a hefty European bailout package, invited the other three heads of state to the pre-summit huddle in Paris. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Gov’t Set to Scrap Cluster Bombs

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 The U.K. is moving toward getting rid of all cluster bombs in its armory in keeping with growing international efforts to ban the bombs, which spread miniature "bomblets" and have caused many civilian deaths around the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Rattles Nuclear Saber on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Bush tells reporters "all options are on the table" when asked if he is planning a nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran's president vowed that his nation would "cut off the hand of any aggressor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )