Killer Drones in the Empire State

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 6, 2017 As civic leaders in Syracuse and elsewhere embrace the expanding domestic involvement in drone warfare, mention of the human toll far away is almost taboo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Veterans Plan ‘Deployment’ to Join Battle Against Dakota Access Pipeline

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Nov 25, 2016 "Let's stop this savage injustice being committed right here at home. If not us, who? If not now, when?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In a Massive Intelligence Error, the U.S. Kills 80 Syrian Troops, Helping Islamic State to Advance

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 18, 2016 The United States Air Force hit a Syrian military installation in Deir al-Zor that it thought was held by Islamic State. But it turned out to be the Syrian Arab Army position at the Deir al-Zor military airport. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. and Russia Plan Joint Air Command to Hit Terrorists in Syria

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 11, 2016 Some officers in the U.S. military do not like the idea of coordinating with Russia, feeling that it has taken advantage of past cease-fires to advance its interests and those of Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dominating the Skies — and Losing the Wars

By William J. Astore / TomDispatch Jun 22, 2016 U.S. pilots have total mastery of the fabled “high ground” of war. And yet throughout the Greater Middle East, America’s conflicts rage on with no endgame in sight. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Airman Kills Commander in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Texas Air Force Base

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2016 An US Air Force member shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide on Friday at an Air Force base in San Antonio, a senior U official said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Secret African Drone War Against Islamic State

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Dec 17, 2015 The Air Force has revealed that a force based in the Horn of Africa spent more than a year targeting Islamic State as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the undeclared war on the militant group in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Former Air Force Pilots Who Blew the Whistle on U.S. Drone Program

BLANK Dec 13, 2015 In an open letter to President Obama, the four accuse him of creating and carrying out “one of the most devastating forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world.” And for speaking this important truth, they have suffered greatly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On Veterans Day, Let’s Think About Ending War

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 12, 2015 Instead of thanking present and past military members for their service, we need to confront the horrors of war and focus on ending violence between nations and peoples. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are Pilots Deserting Washington’s Remote-Control War?

By Pratap Chatterjee, TomDispatch Mar 5, 2015 The U.S. drone war across much of the Greater Middle East and parts of Africa is in a kind of crisis: drone pilots are quitting in record numbers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘An Awfully Expensive Hammer to Hit a Couple of Cheap Nails’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2014 "Last Saturday’s strikes" against Islamic State "are indicative of a key complexity of the U.S.-led campaign in Iraq and Syria," Foreign Policy's Justine Drennan writes at Stars and Stripes. "In throwing its hugely expensive 21st-century weaponry at a band of insurgents, the Pentagon is using planes that can cost nearly $200 million apiece against pickup trucks costing virtually pennies in comparison." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Becoming Hezbollah’s Air Force

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 Waging endless war in the Middle East means not only turning old enemies into allies but exposing our inability to free ourselves from the mechanisms of violence and collapse. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )