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Bush OKs Nuke Deal With India

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 At a time when the U.S. is desperate to contain nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran, President Bush has signed off on legislation that allows for nuclear trade with India, a nation that refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The deal squares with this administration's nuclear policy, which has been at its best inconsistent and at its worst catastrophically negligent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ike’s Parting Words of Wisdom

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address should be required viewing at the White House. Decades later, his words of caution and hope still resonate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feingold: Iraq Report a ‘Washington Inside Job’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2006 Sen Russ Feingold critiques the Iraq Study Group report and argues for a more holistic approach to counter-terrorism: "The Iraq Study Group essentially sees Iraq the same way that most of official Washington does -- as the be-all and end-all of our foreign and national security policy Nothing could be further from the truth". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Raul Castro Wants Talks With the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2006 Cuba's acting President Raul Castro has invited the U.S. to engage in diplomatic talks: "We take this opportunity to once again state that we are willing to resolve at the negotiating table the long-standing dispute between the United States and Cuba." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush the Internationalist

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 "It's hard to keep up with George W Bush's shuttles between internationalism and isolationism You may recall he couldn't even be bothered to learn the names of the Grecians and Kosovians". Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It’s the Corporation, Stupid

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 23, 2006 Regarding the UAE port deal: The people running this country are perfectly willing to outsource American jobs, wages, and health and safety standards for the sake of free trade. Why would it surprise us that national security is ditto? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Inside Chavez’s Venezuela

Sharmini Peries Nov 30, 2005 Sharmini Peries, foreign policy advisor to Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, talks about Latin America's most contentious leader -- and thorn in Washington's side -- since Fidel Castro. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )