Military

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 )

The Cowardice of America at War

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 I had to pull over to the side of La Cienega Boulevard last Tuesday evening as I drove home from work. I was crying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dishonoring Pat Tillman

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2010 Veterans were honored all across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored.Veterans were honored across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The High Price of Patriotism

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 It’s over for the US in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean the death and destruction are about to stop Quagmires don’t just go away However, the signs are everywhere that the American course in that nation is doomed . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

War Should Be an Election Issue

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 Just days away from crucial midterm elections, WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, unveiled the largest classified military leak in history. But in the U.S., it barely warranted a mention on the agenda-setting Sunday talk shows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Oct 21, 2010 I do not regard gay and lesbian soldiers seeking elementary legal equality as political heroes It takes much greater courage for soldiers and veterans of all sexual persuasions to renounce war and imperial adventures [Pictured above is Stephen Funk, a former Marine who refused to serve in Iraq]Not one vote and not one cent for the parties of war and empire]. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Put a Sock in it, Stan

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 How to proceed in Afghanistan will be among the most difficult and fateful decisions that President Obama ever makes. But he's the one who has to decide, not his generals.Gen. Stanley McChrystal is entitled to his opinion, but he has no business conducting a public campaign to build support for his war plan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sweeping Blackwater Under the Rug

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 9, 2008 The federal manslaughter indictment of five Blackwater Worldwide security guards for the horrific massacre of more than a dozen Iraqi civilians in Baghdad may look like an exercise in accountability, but it's probably the exact opposite. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Voices From the Spanish Civil War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 2, 2007 A group of American veterans from the Spanish Civil War recently gathered to commemorate their fight against fascism before it was a popular cause. They fought for freedom and civil liberties, and they have a few words to say about our current morass. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )