Bush’s ‘All Options on the Table’ Means Only One Thing

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2008 In this installment of Link TV's "Mosaic Intelligence Report," host Jamal Dajani looks closely at the true meaning of President Bush's pronouncement on the U.S. stance vis-à-vis Iran, that "all options are on the table." Could it mean he intends to follow U.N. protocol? Well, no -- not from the Middle Eastern perspective, at least. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Agency: Iran ‘Stonewalling’ Nuclear Inspectors

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2008 Iran's nuclear program is once again raising concerns among members of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who claim in a new report that, despite earlier signs of cooperation this year, Tehran is leaving key questions unanswered about possible plans to ramp up its uranium enrichment capabilities by the end of this summer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Head Surveys Burma Damage

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 After putting pressure on Burma's ruling military junta, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has traveled to Burma, where he is taking stock of the devastation left by Cyclone Nargis on May 2. Ban also met with Prime Minister Thein Sein, who told him that the storm-ravaged country is out of the relief phase and into reconstruction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoy Heads to Burma With Urgent Relief Message

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2008 More than two weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, killing 78,000 people and leaving tens of thousands more unaccounted for. Now the U.N. is pushing Burma's ruling junta to cooperate with international aid efforts, sending an envoy with a message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in hopes that a more personal approach will produce lifesaving results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crisis Deepens in Burma as Cyclone Toll Passes 22,000

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 As more details of the devastation left by Cyclone Nargis in Burma emerge, it's becoming clear that the storm is one of the worst disasters in years The Burmese government is being criticized for responding inadequately and too slowly to the crisis, and President Bush, himself no stranger to this kind of criticism, is calling on Burma's "military junta [to] allow our disaster assessment teams into the country" in order to help. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Al-Qaida Operative Killed in Somalia

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2008 The U.S. military carried out an overnight airstrike in Somalia, targeting the country's primary al-Qaida cell -- and by Thursday morning the man considered the group's leader, Aden Hashi Ayro, was confirmed dead, along with 10 others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Papal Primer on Global Diplomacy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI's latest major stop on his U.S. tour took him to the United Nations, where he held forth about the need to prioritize human rights for all and pointed out how the majority of power to impact global events still remains in the hands of very few key players. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran, U.S. in ‘Secret’ Nuke Talks

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 Diplomatic relations could be better between Iran and America, and judging by the tough-guy posturing of both nations' presidents, neither side is likely to back down, especially when it comes to Iran's nuclear program. But the secret "back channel" discussions going on between the U.S. and Iran for some five years present a slightly different story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 The latest "Mosaic Intelligence Report" takes a look at the "massive humanitarian crisis" that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker failed to address in their update meetings with Congress about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Put Up Your Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 Iranian President and up-and-coming schoolyard brawler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared in a televised address Wednesday his country's willingness to "bloody the enemy's nose" in order to defend its national sovereignty. At issue is Iran's controversial nuclear program, which Ahmadinejad has declared is negotiable only with U.N. nuclear officials, not the politicized Security Council. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Lawmakers Strike Down Blasphemy Law

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2008 Following a heated debate, the British House of Lords approved an amendment that does away with the UK's long-standing common law against blasphemy -- a watershed moment that some believe was too long in coming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Set Fire to U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 A demonstration of about 150,000 people near the American Embassy in Belgrade turned riotous Thursday when protesters opposed to Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia stormed the embassy and set fire to its façade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )