Sex Slavery and Impotent Outrage

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Aug 7, 2011 In the summer, when we are always in the mood for fun and frolic, "The Whistleblower" is an easy movie to ignore. But we should not. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Warren Christopher Dies at 85

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2011 Warren Christopher, secretary of state in the Clinton administration, died Friday at the age of 85. Christopher was a skilled negotiator and figured prominently in helping resolve a number of crises during the Clinton and Carter years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Terror Suspect Wins Round in Court

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 An appeals court in D.C. has sided with an Algerian detainee, Belkacern Bensayah, finding that since there was no direct communication between Bensayah and al-Qaida, he could not be considered part of a terrorist group. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Political Preschool

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig May 20, 2010 In understanding the foibles of politicians, I've always found it is a benefit to have spent large amounts of time with toddlers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

General Points Finger at Gays in Bosnian Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2010 Listen to this: John Sheehan, a retired U.S. Marine officer and former NATO supreme commander during the war in Bosnia, has finally found a scapegoat for the estimated 8,000-plus Muslims who died in 1995's Srebrenica massacre: homosexual Dutch soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Serb Leader Calls Bosnian War ‘Just and Holy’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is on trial for genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague for his role in the mass killings of Croats and Muslims during the Bosnian war in the 1990s, but a defiant Karadzic apparently doesn't believe that he presided over an ethnic-cleansing campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karadzic Misses First Day of Genocide Trial

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2009 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was a no-show Monday at The Hague, where he was scheduled to stand trial on charges of genocide against Bosnian Muslims in the mid-1990s. The proceedings were expected to continue Tuesday regardless of his participation, or lack thereof, in court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

5 Guantanamo Detainees Ordered Freed

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2008 In yet another decision that chips away at the Bush administration's withering theory of executive dominance, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the evidence presented against five Algerians -- who have been in U.S. custody since 2001 -- was insufficient, freeing the detainees from the bowels of the prison at Guantanamo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six Held at Guantanamo After Plot Claim Is Dropped

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Nov 2, 2008 In the dying days of the Bush administration, yet another presidential claim in the "war on terror" has been proved false by the withdrawal of the main charge against six Algerians held without trial for nearly seven years at Guantanamo prison camp. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Serb War Crimes Suspect Arrested

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2008 Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for the murder of civilians in Sarajevo and Srebrenica during the Bosnian war, has been arrested in Serbia after being underground since 1997. Seems the lure of EU membership is getting the government there to turn up some old stones. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary to Bill: Shush, You

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2008 Just when Hillary Clinton thought the flap over her 1995 trip to Bosnia had passed, her husband revived the topic -- prompting her to issue him a gag order. Bill Clinton, campaigning Thursday in Indiana, brought up the media's treatment of Hillary after she mischaracterized the scene and later acknowledged her mistake, but he apparently muddled a few facts himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )