The Roots of the Iraqi Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 This excellent article from the Boston Review opens with a brutal killing and goes on to stitch together the disparate threads of the sectarian violence now wracking the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Documents Show Saddam’s WMD Frustrations

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 AP reports that Hussein and his inner circle were exasperated in their attempts during the 1990s to prove to the world that they'd given up banned weapons, according to transcripts of meetings found among documents seized after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "We don't have anything hidden!" Saddam once interjected, documents show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

About That Huge Air Attack? Never Mind.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 The US military announced Thursday that it had launched the "largest air assault since the U-led invasion" in 2003 As it turns out, however, it was little more than a photo op According to Time magazine, "there were no airstrikes no leading insurgents were nabbed there were no shots fired at all," and U forces met no resistance Can anyone say Potemkin assault? UPDATE: The L Times is now reporting that the operation has yielded 48 arrests, including at least one major insurgent ringleader, along with seizures of weapons and training manuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Burning Bridges in Asia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 The N.Y. Times says that Bush, on his Asia trip, not only squandered a fine opportunity to shore up alliances and generate goodwill, but probably made things much worse by embarrassing Pakistan's leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Raises Fears

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 Bush's historic deal with India will shield some Indian nuclear plants from international inspections. A proliferation expert tells the N.Y. Times that this will allow India to "amass as many nuclear weapons as it wants. This is Santa Claus negotiating." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Threatens to Retaliate on Nuclear Issue

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 In his first-ever interview with a Western publication, Iran's foreign minister vows immediate retaliation over a move to refer his nation's nuclear weapons activities to the United Nations Security Council | storyWell, at least we can count on the support of the newly pro-West Iraqi government to back us up if things get messy next-door Oh, wait . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sudan Emerges as Hub for Nuke Parts

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Investigators name the country as a conduit for weapons equipment. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Iraq Invasion Will Prove a Disaster For Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2005 As argued elsewhere on this site by Juan Cole and Robert Scheer, one big cost of our invasion of Iraq is that Bush must now cozy up to the militants in control of Iran Now the top pro-Israel lobby accuses Bush of selling out its opposition to Iran's nuclear weapons program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )