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House Presses Obama on Libya

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2011 Though it stopped short of demanding that President Obama pull American forces out of the NATO operation against Libya immediately, the House passed a resolution that gives him 14 days to argue for continued military involvement in the effort to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time’s Up: Obama Ignores War Powers Act in Drive Against Gadhafi

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2011 American troops have now been engaged in military action in Libya for more than 60 days without congressional authorization, a breach of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, but President Obama said the mission was too limited to require approval. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rep. Kennedy Is Mad as Hell

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2010 Is it fair to call this a meltdown? The war in Afghanistan -- and the media's lack of interest in it -- is certainly a subject worth losing one's temper over. Rep. Patrick Kennedy had trouble using his indoor voice during Wednesday's debate in the House. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )