Bloomberg: Climate Threat Deadlier Than Terrorism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2008 Although some politicians and media pundits who lean toward the right of the political spectrum regard global warming as an overhyped pet issue that mostly gets liberals hot under the collar, New York City mayor and media baron Mike Bloomberg (who's moved around quite a bit on said spectrum) suggests that it is potentially much worse than the threat of terrorism. He made the comment Monday at a U.N. climate change conference. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Lessons of Violence

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief warns that the actions that led to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will not bring peace to Israel but will instead create a new generation of Palestinian militants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Scott Ritter’s Iran 101 Primer

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2008 Confused by all the conflicting messages about Iran's actual threat to the U.S. and, on a broader scale, to global security? It's no wonder, given the sturm und drang coming from the Bush administration. Now, thankfully, former weapons inspector and Truthdig contributor Scott Ritter makes sense of the situation in this video of a still timely talk he gave in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2007 Pakistan is in a state of turmoil following a suicide attack that killed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and at least 20 others in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Bhutto had appeared at a rally to drum up support for Pakistan's upcoming elections on Jan. 8 when a gunman shot her and blew himself up, sparking protests and more deadly clashes around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton: ‘Bush Lite’?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 Judging by the senator's voting record and her position on matters of international law and human rights, political scholar Stephen Zunes believes Hillary Clinton is poised to carry on the legacy of a certain prior occupant of the White House if she's elected next November -- and it's not the one you might think. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Downsizes AIDS Estimate

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2007 Finally, some good news in the world (relatively speaking): AIDS scientists at the United Nations are ready to announce that they have been overestimating the scale of the viral epidemic for quite some time now, and that the spread of AIDS has actually been decelerating over the last decade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Gives Mixed Reviews to Iran’s Nuclear Program

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2007 The good news, according to the U.N.'s nuclear agency, is that Iran earlier was forthcoming with information about its nuclear program. The bad news is that Iran is not now offering the same level of transparency, is reportedly still enriching uranium in defiance of the Security Council and may be, according to the BBC, cooperating just enough to avoid additional sanctions. Above, Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Warns of “WW III” If Iran Gets Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 Let's review these key ingredients from a White House news conference on Wednesday and see if they remind us of anything, shall we? We had: President G. W. Bush -- check! Fear-mongering about weapons that a Middle Eastern nation is allegedly developing -- check! Accusations from the Bush administration about said Middle Eastern nation lying about said weapons to the U.N. -- check! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Darfur Town Razed, U.N. Says

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2007 United Nations officials are reporting that the Darfur town of Haskanita has been "completely burned down, except for a few buildings." The Sudanese army and janjaweed militias are apparently behind the destruction of Haskanita, U.N. sources say. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Korea Shuts Down a Nuclear Reactor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2007 Score one for diplomacy: North Korea is toeing the line and following the dictates of a deal struck with the U.N. in February to shut down one of its nuclear reactors in exchange for heavy fuel oil, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Insufficiently Grateful Iraqis

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 More bad news for the more than 2 million Iraqis who have fled their occupied country: The Bush administration, after admitting fewer than 800 Iraqi refugees into the U.S. in the first three years of the occupation, has failed miserably to follow through on its promise to admit 7,000 more by the end of September. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Nuke Experts Bring Good Word From Tehran

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2007 Here's some good news from Iran that President Bush and his flock of hawks may not be eager to hear: United Nations officials have reported that Iran is slowing its nuclear program and inspectors are returning to Tehran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )