The Smoking Gun in the Soleimani Assassination

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 13, 2020 The president and his administration repeatedly fail to provide any evidence of the imminence of any threat the Iranian general posed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gerald Ford’s Would-Be Assassin Back Behind Bars at 89

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Mar 14, 2019 She violated the terms of her lifetime parole by leaving the country without permission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Remembering the Real Martin Luther King Jr.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2019 The civil rights icon's courageous call for peace and criticism of his government in a time of war must not be lost to history. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Berta Cáceres, Slain Champion of Human Rights and the Earth

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 12, 2016 In Honduras, the deadliest country for environmentalists, the indigenous leader fought tirelessly for her people and their land. Her murder must not go unpunished. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Remembering the Slain Honduran Activist Berta Caceres

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2016 A nephew and a longtime friend of Berta Caceres tell “Democracy Now!” about the Honduran environmental and indigenous activist, who was assassinated Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Mexico’s Gisela Mota

BLANK Jan 24, 2016 She had worked for change in the country since the age of 12, when she began attending political rallies. But she served only one day of her term as mayor of Temixco before being gunned down by a drug gang. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Leaks Reveal Dark Details of U.S. Drone Program

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 16, 2015 Targeted killings carried out by unmanned drones, though still very controversial, have become a fixture of U.S. foreign policy. On Thursday, The Intercept published a report, "The Drone Papers," which gives the public a close look at the grim realities of drone warfare, based on information leaked by a plugged-in source. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anti-Putin Politician’s Murder Lays Russian Realities Bare

By Ivo Mijnssen and Philipp Casula Mar 7, 2015 The public assassination of one of Moscow's leading critics, just feet from the walls of the Kremlin, is a blow to the liberal opposition but, paradoxically, also shows that there are still remnants of political pluralism.The killing of one of Moscow's leading critics is a blow to the liberals but, paradoxically, also shows that politics are still being contested behind the facade of mass consensus for the regime. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2015 Special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's startling death last month left Argentina in turmoil. Sadly, that's not unusual. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Top 7 Ways Assassination Fails the U.S. as Policy

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 20, 2014 Wikileaks has released a government assessment of drone strikes aimed at assassinating top leaders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Is the CIA Paying Amazon.com $600 Million?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2014 Norman Solomon argues on AlterNet that if the United States kills a U.S. citizen in Pakistan, retail giant Amazon "would be an accessory to the assassination." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Korean Dictator Reportedly Kills More of His Family

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 26, 2014 All blood relatives of the uncle whom North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed a month ago were ordered killed by the young megalomaniacal dictator, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency has reported. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )