Chemical Weapons Watchdog Is Just an American Lap Dog

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Dec 18, 2019 The once-admired body is now being used by the U.S. and its European NATO allies to support regime-change activities in member states. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump Talks With Allies: They Agree Attack Was ‘Successful’

The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 The president holds individual conversations with French and British leaders. The White House says the three nations agreed the assault on Syria was "successful and necessary to deter" the future use of chemical weapons. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

John Bolton Is Just the Kind of Bully Donald Trump Admires

Marjorie Cohn Apr 6, 2018 The new national security adviser has been called a "serial abuser," a "kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy" who "abuses his authority with little people." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and The New York Times Stifled Journalist James Risen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2018 The former Times reporter explains how the government influenced the paper to suppress his post-9/11 reporting, citing national security concerns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: News Outlets ‘Wholesale Consume’ Propaganda (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2017 Truthdig's editor in chief points to the lies that were made and accepted before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

122 Nations Sign Historic Nuclear Weapons Ban — but Not U.S. or Russia

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 7, 2017 The U.N. treaty was signed after weeks of negotiations that were not attended by any of the nine nuclear-armed states, which include America, Russia and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Intelligence Experts to Trump: Rethink Syria Escalation

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity / Consortiumnews Apr 11, 2017 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officials urge the president to reconsider his claims blaming the Syrian government for chemical deaths last week and de-escalate tensions with Russia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Discredited Former New York Times Reporter Disregards Her Own Record While Smearing Chelsea Manning

By Ben Norton / AlterNet Jan 19, 2017 Judith Miller says the whistleblower cost American lives. She's one to talk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Big Stink, Necessary Evil’: A Poem That Will Change Your Perspective on the Atomic Bombings (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2016 Jill McDonough’s poem on the planes that followed and photographed the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II is a harrowing depiction of the justifications that follow mass destruction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Judith Miller on Her False WMD Reports: ‘I Don’t Feel Guilty’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 Former New York Times journalist Judith Miller is back in the news, doing what all self-respecting members and corollary players from the Bush era have done, knowing what they know now. That's right -- she's on a nationwide book tour. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WMDs

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