Military

While Russia Offers Peace, U.S. Grasps at Credibility

William Pfaff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2013 President Obama's speech on Syria on Tuesday evening was a curious affair, a call to go to war that ended by saying: yes, but not now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chile’s 9/11: 40 Years Since Pinochet’s U.S-Backed Coup

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Sept. 11 is not just the anniversary of the fall of the twin towers in 2001. Decades before, despotic Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a coup against democratically elected Salvador Allende on the same date. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Postpones Congressional Vote on Syria Strike (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Tuesday night, perhaps after realizing he had neither the support of politicians nor that of the American people, President Barack Obama put a hold on Congress’ decision on military intervention in Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Syria Agrees to Chemical Weapons Deal, but There’s a Catch or Two

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 "We want to join the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons," and with those words, attributed to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, an American entry into Syria's civil war may be averted -- but there remain serious obstacles to peace. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 It may come to naught -- calls for peace so rarely still the drums of war -- but there was a moment Monday when the odds for sanity seemed to finally stand a chance of prevailing.It may come to naught, but there was a moment Monday when the odds for sanity seemed to finally stand a chance of prevailing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Syria Offers to Turn Over Chemical Weapons for Destruction

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 Syria has publicly consented to a Russian plan that would see the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile and avoid an attack by the United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Use a Dead Man’s Switch to Announce NSA Sabotage

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 Security systems deliberately weakened by the NSA put their users at risk. Cory Doctorow, author and co-editor of the group blog Boing Boing, suggests building a service that puts a "dead man's switch" on every website subject to government interference that would alert users that security has been compromised. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

From the Rubble of the Syrian Civil War, Visceral Poetry Arises

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 Turning away from the religious metaphors of the past, Syria’s new verse relies on realistic, raw descriptions inspired by war and expresses the hope for a united country to be formed. But the outspoken nature of this emerging literary tradition comes at a price. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Hill to the Rescue on Syria?

By Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch Sep 9, 2013 John F. Kennedy once remarked that defeat is an orphan. Here was a war bereft of parents even before it had begun. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

What Are We Doing in Syria?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 Military historian Andrew Bacevich tells "Moyers & Company" guest host Phil Donahue, "The issue really is not Syria." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polarization Is Distorting the Syria Debate

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 It's a paradox: While hawks criticize Obama for not being willing to act boldly enough against Assad, doves criticize him for being too willing to risk a wider war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )