Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 31, 2017
U.S. policy has promoted the economic and religious right. The idea that it has been good for women in the global south is ludicrous. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 7, 2017
The war in Afghanistan approaches the dubious distinction of being the longest conflict ever waged by the United States. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Stanley HellerJul 1, 2015
With US Middle East strategy in tatters, some experts are advocating that the U ally with al-Qaida against Islamic State Here’s why such a cold-blooded plan is pure folly -- and what we should call for instead. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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By Nick Turse, TomDispatchAug 10, 2012
From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and the Americas, the Obama administration is increasingly embracing drones and special operations forces to fight scattered global enemies on the cheap. A centerpiece of this new American way of war is the outsourcing of fighting duties to local proxies around the world. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 30, 2011
Asked about the possibility that the US would deliver weapons to Libyan rebels, President Obama said, "It's fair to say that if we wanted to get weapons into Libya we probably could We're looking at all our options at this point" Obama also said that until Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle indicates that the dictator is ready to step down (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 11, 2009
The bodies of dozens, perhaps well over a hundred, women, children and men, their corpses blown into bits of human flesh by iron fragmentation bombs dropped by U.S. warplanes in a village in the western province of Farah, illustrates the futility of the Afghan war. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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