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Letter to an Unknown Whistle-Blower

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Sep 19, 2013 Dear Whistle-Blower: I don’t know who you are or what you do or how old you may be. I just know that you exist somewhere in our future as surely as does tomorrow or next year. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Juror Dismissed for Being Gay

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2013 In California, the question of whether a member of a jury can be excluded due to his or her sexual orientation has come up; the stock market cheats the middle class; meanwhile, videos have been released showing Iran's involvement in training Syrian soldiers. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran’s New President: We Will Never Make a Nuclear Weapon

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 19, 2013 In his first interview with Western media, Iran's newly elected president said he speaks "with full power" and "complete authority" when he says "under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, nor will we ever." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans Say No to Another Middle East War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 19, 2013 The likelihood of peace in Syria remains distant, as the civil war there rages on. But the grim prospect of a U.S. strike has been forestalled, if only temporarily, preventing a catastrophic deepening of the crisis there. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

People Are Dying in Iraq by the Hundreds

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 18, 2013 Multiple attacks in Iraq on Tuesday claimed dozens of lives as that country's internal conflict heats up. The U.N. says 1,861 people were killed by violence in July and August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Must Accept Russian-Delivered Syria

William Pfaff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2013 The Washington debates about the Syrian chemical weapons, and whether there is an Obama "Plan B" by which the United States may yet bomb Syria, seem deaf to what really happened last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Navy Yard Shooting: This Time It Hits Home

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 17, 2013 Washington was under siege on Monday, with SWAT teams racing through the streets and military helicopters circling overhead. Not immediately threatened, however, was the complacency that allows our elected officials to argue endlessly about the threats we face rather than work together to lessen them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Dead Rhetoric of War

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 After years on a drunken bender, Americans are awakening to lies masked in patriotism and glory.After years on a drunken bender, Americans are awakening to the lies of their politicians. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Andrew Bacevich on Americans and Their Soldiers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 The Vietnam veteran and Boston University professor of history and international relations is the author of a new book: "Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country." He joined "Democracy Now!" on Monday to talk about the growing gulf between soldiers and the society that sends them to war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Least 12 Dead in Naval Shooting (Update 2)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at a U.S. naval facility in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michael Hayden: Terrorists Love Gmail

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2013 While defending the legal basis for the NSA's mass domestic data mining program, the former NSA and CIA director claimed Sunday that "Gmail is the preferred Internet service provider of terrorists worldwide," adding: "I don't think you're going to see that in a Google commercial, but it's free, it's ubiquitous, so of course it is." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Obama’s Intent With Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2013 How does Obama's decision to delay a congressional vote on a military strike fit into the U.S. government's overall mission there? Are American leaders simply interested in weakening the Syrian government through a prolonged civil war? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )