Wounds of War

Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Apr 16, 2024 Two decades after being brutally tortured, three Iraqis have brought a lawsuit against the U.S. military contractors responsible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Dehumanizing the Terrorists

Adam Zyglis Dec 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Donald Trump Is Annihilating Truth Itself

Karen Greenberg / TomDispatch Nov 21, 2019 George Orwell warned that a “lack of precision” in language can destabilize entire societies. America's 45th president is living proof. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Our Invisible Government

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 16, 2019 American intelligence agencies are the nation’s enemy from within and the Praetorian Guard of sinister forces. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

An American Tragedy: Empire at Home and Abroad

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 23, 2019 Aggressive policing, mass incarceration and inhumane detention facilities are products of overseas empire—imperial chickens come home to roost. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s America and Egypt’s Dictatorship Deserve Each Other

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 20, 2019 Not that Americans are paying attention, but there are important lessons to heed from the collapse of democracy in Egypt. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Soldier’s Defense of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 11, 2019 If we care about our civil liberties, we owe it to ourselves to defend our whistleblowers, whatever we may think about them personally. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Whitewashing War Crimes Has Become the American Way

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 6, 2019 The government has failed to learn crucial lessons from prior war crimes. The American people will pay the price. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Seymour Hersh on America’s Capacity for Fascist Brutality

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 20, 2018 U.S. soldiers in My Lai, Vietnam, "didn't just kill babies," the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells Robert Scheer in a wide-ranging interview. "They were throwing infants up and catching them on their bayonets." Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

The Pandora’s Box of War

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 15, 2018 This article was first posted in 2017 shortly after the U.S. fired missiles into Syria in reaction to reports that the government there had used chemical weapons. In it, Chris Hedges argues that the Middle East will not know peace until the U.S. leaves the region. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Urged to Withdraw Gina Haspel’s CIA Nomination

VIPS / Consortiumnews Mar 27, 2018 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officers cite torture she oversaw while supervising a black site prison, and her role in destroying evidence. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

What If the U.S. Had Showed Restraint After 9/11?

By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Nov 27, 2017 The author imagines an alternative strategy for then-President George W. Bush on Sept. 12, 2001, and beyond. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )