High-Stakes Diplomacy as Battle for Syria’s Idlib Looms

JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI / The Associated Press Sep 7, 2018 Iranian and Russian leaders support a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey's president pleads for a cease-fire. U.S. and others warn of a bloody humanitarian disaster. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chuck Hagel’s Battle

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jan 13, 2013 Dig deeper

U.S. Soldier Accidentally Dials Mother During Battle

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Here's a sobering moment that could happen only with the aid of today's technology: Sandie and Jeff Petee of Otis, Ore., were recently given a scary dose of reality in the form of a brief message on their answering machine when Sandie's soldier son, Stephen Phillips, accidentally dialed their number during a battle in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BattleCry: Ron Luce’s Holy War

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Truthdig contributor Sunsara Taylor reports again from the front lines -- a BattleCry Christian-fundamentalist rock music rally, where a "sexpert" claims that "condoms don't work," Navy SEALs stage mock assassination raids in the name of Christ, and evangelist Franklin Graham suggests that HIV/AIDS is a punishment from God (Third in a series See: column 1, column 2) . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Fear and Loathing at Philadelphia’s BattleCry

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Go behind the scenes at a Christian fundamentalist youth rock show in Philadelphia, where hired goons shadowed a young activist, the author of this column, and where a letter of praise from President Bush kicked off the festivities "This must have been what it felt like to watch the Hitler Youth," writes Sunsara Taylor(Second column in a series of three First column here, Third column here). Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Battle Cry for Theocracy

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 12, 2006 A young activist explores the frightening world of a Christian evangelical youth movement that is holding rock concerts and rallies at city halls nationwide this weekend "If you?ve been waiting to get alarmed until the Christian fascist movement started filling stadiums with young people and hyping them up to do battle in 'God?s army,' wait no longer" (First column a series of three Second column here, third column here). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )