Young Vietnamese Doctor’s Diary Becomes Bestseller

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The author, a 27-year-old woman who was killed in 1970, wrote of "love, loneliness and death on the Ho Chi Minh Trail." It has become an Anne Frank-like sensation in Vietnam. The universal nature of her themes is an incredible reminder of the folly of war and of demonizing our enemies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq War Spending Doubles Since Invasion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 Annual war expenditures have risen from $48 billion in 2003 to an anticipated $94 billion in 2006, thanks to the expected largest emergency spending bill in history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Calls for Iraq Pullout Deadline

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 In the N.Y. Times, the former presidential candidate calls for two deadlines: May 15 for the Iraqis to form a unity government, and a date later in the year for the U.S. to pull out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Progress Myth in Iraq

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 There is now a three-year record of who has been right about what is happening in Iraq -- Rumsfeld or the media. And the score is: Press, 1,095; Rumsfeld, 0. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Our Amnesiac Torture Debate

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 Bush's choice of Panama to make his declaration that America does not torture "is a little like dropping by a slaughterhouse to pronounce the United States a nation of vegetarians." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Former Top Mideast Analyst: Intel Misused

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Foreign Affairs magazine (not to be confused with US Weekly) publishes a devastating essay by a former senior Middle East intel officer "Intelligence was misused publicly to justify decisions already made and the intelligence community's own work was politicized" Also in the mag, a think-tank guru writes that Washington should stop mistaking Iraq for Vietnam and start seeing it for what it really is (via The PeaceMajority Report). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Withdrawal From Iraq? Not With All These Shiny U.S. Bases…

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 TomDispatch warns that the presence of American "super bases" in Iraq belies the idea that the U.S. will pull out of the country any time soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Pictures: Ron Kovic Today

Ron Kovic / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 Paralyzed from the chest down by Vietnam War wounds, and confined to a wheelchair for almost 40 years, Ron Kovic stands as a symbol of the brutality of war. He also exemplifies a man's ability to transform such tragedy into a lifelong pursuit of peace -- for himself and his country. Listen to the audio, then come view the site's Kovic photo gallery. Dig deeper

Mr. Fish – Liberal Phil

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Cronkite on Iraq: “Get Out Now”

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 He's not just another pundit. The former CBS anchor is credited with helping turn U.S. public opinion against Vietnam in 1968. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 Back in 1968, it wasn't the Fox network but Time and the Washington Post that branded war critics as fifth columnists. Also, read about an illegal wiretap operation that makes today's version look downright cordial. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alito, a Youthful Enemy of the Warren Court

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 The Washington Post details Alito's long-held antipathy to the segregation-ending court. | moreAlso, check out our extensive paper trail on the nominee. | link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )