Military

Endless War on Terror Far From Noble Cause

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2013 George Bush's overwrought and misdirected war against global terror, conceived as a war of the Righteous to destroy Evil, having failed wherever it was launched, has now been reconceived under Barack Obama as a war against political dysfunction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Muslim Brotherhood Claims Thousands Killed as Government Shuts Protest Camps

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 14, 2013 The interim Egyptian government has declared a national emergency and killed 149 people, it says, while clearing camps of people protesting its existence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Would You Vote for Someone Who Kept Quiet About NSA Spying?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 14, 2013 Whether he passes reforms or not, President Obama's mass surveillance program has made him the closest thing we have to Big Brother. Will his top lieutenants, Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, take that funk with them into the next election? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 Without the leaks, there would be no reforms. The politicians who kept us in the dark are the ones who should have to answer to the public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What NSA Reforms?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 President Obama's message about the government's massive electronic surveillance programs came through loud and clear: Get over it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Controversial Director Defends Bradley Manning

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 Many supporters of Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks were unhappy with Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney's "We Steal Secrets," but in a new interview with David Sirota, the director expresses support for the Army private as well as for website founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Morsi Protest Camps Face Closure by Security Forces

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 12, 2013 Egyptian authorities said Sunday night that protesters encamped in two locations in support of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had 24 hours to clear out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They’re Kidnapping People for Money in Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 12, 2013 The Syrian civil war has given rise to a wave of kidnappings and ransoms as desperate members of the opposition movement struggle to support themselves and their cause, Patrick Cockburn writes at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is There Really a Terrorist Threat?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 11, 2013 "It is more plausible to look upon the embassy closures and the official accounts thereof as political theater and insulting, cynical manipulation than it is to accept them at face value," author Patrick Smith writes at Salon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Gives Settlements Go-Ahead on Eve of Palestinian Peace Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 11, 2013 Israel approved nearly 1,200 new housing units Sunday on land that the Palestinians claim for their state just three days before U.S.-sponsored peace talks on the borders of such a state are due to begin in Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Lavabit’s Ladar Levison

BLANK Aug 11, 2013 Americans love an underdog So they should be cheering Ladar Levison, a 32-year-old digital security specialist who closed the email service he operated for 10 years rather than help the US government spy on his customers So they should be cheering a digital security specialist who closed the service he operated for 10 years rather than help the government spy on his customers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NSA Loophole Permits Warrantless Invasion of Americans’ Privacy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2013 Top secret documents passed to The Guardian by Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency has a "secret backdoor" into its databases that allows its agents to search U.S. citizens' email and phone calls without a warrant or other oversight. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )