Stewart Jabs Bush Over Iran Bombs Claim

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 Jon Stewart lays it out in technicolor: Bush had no solid backing for his claim that Iran is providing the deadly Iraqi roadside bombs. (As Truthdig also pointed out two days ago.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abu Ghraib Victim Exploiting His Own Torture?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 NFL star Tiki Barber, a "Fox & Friends" guest host, asserted that an Abu Ghraib torture victim is "taking advantage" of his past by heading a prisoners' rights group. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NYT’s John Burns on Civil War In Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 The N.Y. Times' Baghdad bureau chief tells Bill Maher it appears "improbable" that the U.S. effort in Iraq will reach "a satisfactory conclusion." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Dresses Down CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

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Watch Santorum Squirm

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 The Pennsylvania senator basically lies on camera when asked to explain why a lobbyist is running one of his charities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PoliticsTV Launches Amid Fanfare

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A new TV-heavy Internet site dedicated to politics launches with AMERICAblog founder John Avarosis. Looks pretty spiffy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condi Rice Heckled by Antiwar Protester

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A protester interrupts the secretary of state at a budget hearing: "The blood is on your hands and you cannot wash it away." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal on The Academy Awards, Sexuality and Politics

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 In a Truthdig interview with Sheerly Avni, Gore Vidal weighs in on this year's Academy Awards competition, Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain," and Truman Capote's Proust complex. Dig deeper

Katrina Video Refuels Debate Over Bush’s Response

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 The video that made a liar out of Bush on Katrina has reignited the controversy over his administration's incompetent response to the hurricane. Democrats are calling for an independent probe into the catastrophe, and the video has even taken enough of the heat off ex-FEMA Director Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown so that he's now calling for the firing of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Their Own Words

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2006 Newly released photos and videos of inhumane conditions at Abu Ghraib have again shone a spotlight on America's treatment of its prisoners Read the sworn statements by prisoners at Abu Ghraib, obtained and translated by the Washington Post in 2004 at the height of the prison abuse scandal Excerpt: "As soon as we arrived, they put sandbags over our heads and they kept beating us And every single night this military guy comes over and beat us and handcuffed us until the end of his shift". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Video Shows British Soldiers Beating Iraqi Teens

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2006 The News of the World (UK) publishes images and releases a video of a squadron of English soldiers savagely beating a group of rioting Iraqi teenagers in 2004 | story or watch videoUPDATE: British authorities have arrested a serving soldier in connection with the incident | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Bush Have Pre-Senile Dementia?

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 6, 2006 That is the provocative claim illustrated by this video, which compares the president's current rhetorical skills with his speaking prowess in 1994.This video has been around since 2004, but it's new to us. video | the story behind the video Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )