U.S. Envoy: Iran Supporting Iraq Insurgents

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 The pretense has been shattered The US is explicitly accusing Iran of supplying money and training to anti-U fighters in Iraq . 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 )

On Invasion’s Third Anniversary, Tune Out the Pundits

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 In the midst of pervasive militarism, eagerness to take the path of least resistance is a reflex in mainstream U.S. journalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Great Immigration Debate: Getting Beyond Denial

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Marc Cooper peels away the myths shrouding the U.S. immigration debate. It is time to admit that the attempt to stem the influx of illegal immigrants into this country by merely strengthening border security has failed miserably. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Colbert Gives Us the Word on the War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Stephen Colbert continues to gain ground on Jon Stewart with his blistering satires of U.S. policy. This time he riffs on a new name that the Pentagon is using for the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai Firm Backs Out of Ports Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 The UAE-owned company dropped its bid to control six major U.S. ports. A United States-owned company will instead take possession. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congress Declares War on Ports Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 The House committee votes 62-2 to block the White House from allowing the UAE to acquire six major US ports At the same time, however, Senate Republicans handed the president a victory by approving a plan to allow Bush to spy without warrants The New York Times says "rebellion" is in the air, but that's mostly because of the ports The spying program, although under some Senate control, is basically a win for Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai May Partner With U.S. Firm — Halliburton’s Name Pops Up

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 It's little more than an unconfirmed report in the NY Daily News right now, but the White House is said to be pushing the UAE company to partner with a US firm to ease the acquisition of those six major U ports The candidate best equipped for the job: Dick Cheney's old company. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Warnings on Terrorist Infiltration of UAE Never Addressed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 We learned last week that the Coast Guard had warned of terrorist infiltration of the UAE, the country angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. The White House assured us that those warnings had been addressed. Now Sens. Collins and Lieberman are charging in a sharply worded letter that the warnings were never addressed. How many more lies will emerge from the murky depths of this port-deal fiasco? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Qaeda in 2002: We Infiltrated UAE

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 The terrorist organization wrote that it had infiltrated the United Arab Emirates government four years ago, and that the emirates were "well aware" of the infiltration. This is the country that is angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. (Hat tip: Think Progress and Scripps Howard, which broke the news.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Troops: Pull Out of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 In the first ever poll of U.S. military personnel in Iraq, most troops say we should withdraw within the next year. Does this mean that Bush is unpatriotic because he's not "supporting the troops"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Not ‘Standing Up’ Anytime Soon

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 The Iraqi army now has ZERO battalions capable of fighting the insurgency without U.S. support. (The one battle-worthy battalion that the White House was so proud of has been downgraded.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )