Trump’s Syria Oil Mission Raises Legal Questions

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Nov 5, 2019 His oil-field expansion calls into question whether U.S. troops can launch strikes against Syrian or Russian forces if they pose a threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Democrats Repeal 9/11 Authority for Forever Wars

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jun 20, 2019 But they face an uphill battle, both inside and outside their party, to pass the provision in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress Offers a Bipartisan Blank Check to Trump for War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch May 3, 2018 The president of the United States is a veritable autocrat in the realm of foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Uncle Sam, the Human Rights Hypocrite

Paul Street / Truthdig May 2, 2018 The U.S. sees itself as a humanitarian City on a Hill, fit to judge other nations while giving itself an "exceptionalist" free pass on violations. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Democrats, Too, Love Trump’s Wars

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Limp procedural arguments calling for Congress to rubber-stamp a war is not opposing war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Illegal Wars: The New American Way

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 21, 2018 With dubious legal sanction in domestic or international law, the U.S. military is engaged in active combat in at least seven countries. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Is Trump Hiding About U.S. Missile Strike on Syria?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 23, 2018 Pressure is mounting as the Trump administration continues to refuse to reveal its legal justification for attacking Syria in April 2017. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

More Warfare, Bombing, Deaths in Trump’s First Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 The American public’s lack of attention to the president’s violent and dangerous foreign policy helps explain our ongoing wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Does U.S. Want a Blank Check to Wage Illegal War?

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Nov 9, 2017 Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson say the Trump administration has all the legal authority it needs to begin hostilities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congress Must End Wars on Autopilot

Samantha Shorris / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Repealing the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force bill is gaining bipartisan support — and is the right thing to do. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rep. Barbara Lee Slams Paul Ryan for Killing Endless-War Repeal ‘in the Dead of Night’

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 19, 2017 The California Democrat's amendment, part of the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill, called for ending a measure that underlays U.S. warfare in the Mideast. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fighting the Militarized State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 31, 2014 The government has asked the Supreme Court not to hear my appeal that challenges the right of the military to arrest U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold them indefinitely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )