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You Can’t March if You’re Dead

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 For the second time in three weeks, Israeli forces opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters, killing as many as 20 (that figure comes from Syrian television by way of the BBC, and is disputed by Israel)uk/news/world-middle-east-13660311" title="opened fire">opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters, killing as many as 20. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yemen Celebrates as Saleh Leaves for Medical Treatment

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2011 Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, nursing wounds from a rocket attack Friday on the presidential mosque, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for medical treatment as street celebrations and renewed violence erupted back home in the capital of Sanaa. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MI6: Make Cupcakes, Not Bombs

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2011 British intelligence operatives reportedly hacked the website of a new English-language magazine published by al-Qaida, replacing bomb-making instructions with a cupcake recipe. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vodafone Scorned After Claiming Egypt’s Revolution

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2011 Remember when a global telecommunications company helped inspire this year's Egyptian revolution? Neither do scores of anti-Mubarak activists who are furious over Vodafone's attempt to capitalize on the country's revolutionary spirit with a promotional video claiming just that, even after the company went along with the regime's orders to block telephone and Internet service during the protests (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Not About to Leave Libya

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently joined the chorus of outsiders urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up, but that suggestion isn't hitting home with Gadhafi, according to yet another head of state, Jacob Zuma. The South African president returned from a visit to Tripoli with the news that Gadhafi isn't planning to go anywhere anytime soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Germany Puts an Expiration Date on Nuclear Power

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2011 Just two and a half months after Japan's nuclear disaster kicked off a global rethink, Germany's governing coalition has committed to closing down all of the country's nuclear power plants by 2022 Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will replace nuclear, which (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Cheers On Arab Spring While Training Its Opponents

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2011 Just days after the British government pledged $181 million in grants and loans to foster economically viable democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, a Freedom of Information Act report confirmed that British military personnel are training the same Saudi security forces that were used to crush recent popular uprisings in Bahrain (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia Changes Stance on Libya

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 An unexpected voice is joining the international chorus urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to leave On Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would use his country's solid rapport with Libya to encourage Gadhafi to finally . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Resolution Reached at Greek Austerity Summit

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 A group of Greek leaders fell short of reaching an agreement on Prime Minister George Papandreou's austerity plan by week's end, putting Greece on shaky ground in terms of the country's chances of receiving more bailout funds from the IMF. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fugitive Serbian Commander Arrested

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 After more than 15 years on the run, Ratko Mladic, commander of Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, was arrested Thursday on war crimes charges, including the slaughter of thousands of Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abandon Ship and/or Yemen

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 The United States is evacuating "certain non-emergency personnel" from Yemen and encouraging other Americans to leave the country while they still can The State Department cites "terrorist activities and civil unrest" in its most recent travel warning Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murder Mystery: Chile Exhumes Salvador Allende

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 A panel of forensic scientists will examine the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende, who either killed himself or was slain as forces loyal to all-around bad guy Augusto Pinochet stormed the presidential palace in 1973. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )