U.S. Calls for ‘Immediate End’ to Syria Offensive

The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Syria is "terrorizing hundreds of thousands of civilians" with airstrikes, artillery, rockets and "a looming ground attack." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Syrian Woman Tells Harrowing Story of Being Forced Into Sexual Slavery Ring in Lebanon

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2016 A 24-year-old woman left her war-torn country after being promised a restaurant job in Lebanon. Once there, she was tortured and forced to become a prostitute before eventually escaping and helping break up the sex-trafficking network. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Terror in Paris and Beirut: An Islamic State Reading Guide

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 What is Islamic State and how has the militant group grown to wield so much influence? ProPublica has rounded up some of the best reporting on the origins of the group, its role in the Syrian civil war and its ties to terrorist attacks across the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Would President Obama’s Critics Do About Islamic State?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 17, 2015 As Paris mourns its dead, critics of President Obama's caution in the fight against Islamic State are full of sound and fury But those who throw around such words as "weak" and "feckless" should tell us if they support the logical alternative: sending in tens of thousands of US troops. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Are in Pitiless Times

By Vijay Prashad / Open Democracy Nov 16, 2015 After Paris, macho language about "pitiless war" defines the contours of leadership. Little else is on offer. It is red meat to our emotions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

As the World Mourned the Paris Attack Victims, Who Grieved Over Lives Lost in the Beirut Bombings?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2015 While across the globe, solidarity with France was displayed over the more than 100 killed in Paris on Friday, the victims of Beirut's similar tragedy just the day before seemed to fall below the radar. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sept. 11, Beirut, Benghazi: It’s the Terrorists’ Fault

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 20, 2015 Bad things happen on every president's watch -- also every secretary of state's -- and the proper place to lay blame is on the perpetrators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Declassified Files Link U.S. to Palestinian Massacre

Barry Lando / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 The outburst of anti-Americanism sweeping much of the Arab world was ignited by an off-the-wall film insulting Muhammad, but the underlying outrage is fed by decades of resentment against the US and its ally, IsraelThe outburst of anti-Americanism in the Arab world was ignited by an off-the-wall film insulting Muhammad, but the outrage is fed by decades of resentment against the U and Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prosecuting War Crimes? Be Sure to Read the Fine Print

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 It all depends, I think, on whether criminals are our friends (Stalin at the time) or our enemies (Hitler and his fellow Nazis), whether they have their future uses (the Japanese emperor) or whether we'll get their wealth more easily if they are out of the way (Saddam and Gadhafi).It all depends on whether criminals are our friends or our enemies, or whether we'll get their wealth more easily if they are out of the way. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Assad Arranges Rallies in Praise of Regime

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2011 Tens of thousands of Syrians took to the streets in support of President Bashar al-Assad in demonstrations across the country Tuesday, many at the behest of the government and their employers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad and the Limits of American and Israeli Power

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Middle East’s populist answer to the American tea party, has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )