Military

The Plan: Maps, Photos and Diagrams of bin Laden’s Compound

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 Talking Points Memo reprints some of the maps, diagrams and satellite images of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan released by the U.S. Defense Department and the Central Intelligence Agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Osama bin Laden Is Dead (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 President Obama has confirmed that a US-led operation has killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, and his body is in U custody Update: In a related development, early Monday the State Department issued a worldwide warning to American travelers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politicians Calling for Assassination of Gadhafi

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2011 With the battle for control of Libya nearing a stalemate, some Western politicians are calling on NATO to score a decisive victory by targeting Moammar Gadhafi from the sky and taking him out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks’ Guantanamo Files Released

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2011 A large cache of military documents, obtained by WikiLeaks, reveals what many Guantanamo critics have alleged for years: The U.S. government detained and tortured suspects who it knew had no legitimate intel value. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Reportedly Gives Up Pakistan Drone Base

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2011 Following a suspected US drone attack that slaughtered 25 people – including eight civilians – in northwest Pakistan, American military personnel have allegedly vacated the Pakistani Shamsi Air Base, a key hub for U drone activity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attack of the Drones Begins in Libya

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2011 On Thursday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed that President Obama has given the go-ahead for U.S. forces to send armed Predator drones to Libya. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney officially disapproves of Obama's strategy vis-a-vis the Libyan conflict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Bay of Pigs Turns 50

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2011 This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of Cuba's defeat of a CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs, and the communist nation remembered the occasion with a parade Saturday celebrating the bloody nose it delivered to its powerful neighbor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dr. Strangelove Redux

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 30, 2010 And now a quote that could come from Dr. Strangelove: "I will stand my artificial intelligence against your human any day of the week and tell you that my A.I. will pay more attention to the rules of engagement and create fewer ethical lapses than a human force." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wars Went MIA From Midterm Debates

Jon Dillingham / Truthdig Nov 18, 2010 Despite the exit of some U.S. troops from Iraq, the war there and in Afghanistan is still vibrant. But you certainly wouldn’t know it from the public debate that led up to the Nov. 2 midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

NATO Summit Unlikely to Answer the Most Important Questions

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2010 To adapt to secular use a phrase from medieval mysticism, "the cloud of unknowing" deepens as the war-waging countries of North America and Western Europe approach their NATO "summit." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kandahar: The Latest Casualty of an Invisible War

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 The military's major campaign in Kandahar has been largely ignored. The American public cannot have a debate on the war if it is not even mentioned in public.The American public cannot have a debate on the war if it is not even mentioned in public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Runaway Military: A Raw Deal at Half the Price

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 I come not to bury the manifesto issued last week by President Obama's debt-reduction commission, but to praise the most welcome of its ideas: Slash defense spending along with everything else. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )