Violence Escalates With Troop Levels in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2007 The first wave in Bush's surge -- 3,200 troops -- arrived in Baghdad as the United States experienced the most violent day for its forces in two years. Twenty-five American soldiers were killed on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Record Injuries Leave Veterans Stranded

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2007 Former Truthdigger of the Week Linda Bilmes offers this scathing analysis of America's treatment of its wounded. The Harvard public finance expert writes that for every fatality in Iraq, there are 16 injuries, and doctors and bureaucrats at home are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented -- and underestimated -- surge of wounded soldiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Adding Insult to Instability

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 It turns out America is much better at creating refugees than taking care of them. While thousands of Iraqis flee their homeland every day, the U.S. had planned to accept only 500 this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Parsing the Dead

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 Officials from Iraq's Health, Defense and Interior ministries on Monday said 16,273 Iraqi civilians, police and soldiers died from violence in 2006. The number is higher than tabulations by the Associated Press, which put the figure at 13,738, while the U.N. has estimated casualties in the neighborhood of 36,000. Whichever number is most accurate, too many people have been killed in this war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadliest Month of the Year

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2006 According to the Associated Press, 108 American troops died in December -- the bloodiest month for U.S. forces in 2006. (h/t: Think Progress) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Casualties in Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2006 According to a count by the Associated Press, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq has exceeded the 2,973 victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bleak milestone was reached on Christmas Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Charges Emerge From Haditha Killings

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2006 A year after 24 Iraqi civilians were killed in the town of Haditha, eight U.S. Marines have been charged in the crime -- four with second-degree murder and four others with covering up the slaughter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq, by the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 That's the stunning new count of Iraqis killed in the war, according to that country's health minister -- a figure three times higher than previous Iraqi estimates. The minister based his tally on an estimate of 100 bodies arriving at Iraq's morgues and hospitals every day. He dismissed as inaccurate the widely touted claim of 655,000 Iraqi dead, made by a British medical journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Longing for the Reality-Based Community

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 If nothing else, a Democratic victory at the polls would mark a return to governance by people guided by facts, not emotions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Attacks Kill 10 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 Today was one of the deadliest days this year for American forces in Iraq, where on average three soldiers are killed every day. So much for the administration's claims that the presence of the U.S. military is bringing stability to the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Study: 655,000 Dead Since Invasion

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 A survey team made up of Iraqi physicians and epidemiologists from Johns Hopkins University has determined that the U.S. invasion of Iraq caused the deaths of roughly 655,000 people. The estimate is more than 20 times higher than one Bush gave in December, but the researchers believe they have substantial evidence to back the claim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Report: Civilian Casualties Up by 50%

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2006 Civilian casualties in Iraq rose by 50% during the last three months, according to a report released by the Pentagon. The report on security and stability in Iraq examined the sectarian violence that grips the country, saying ?Conditions that could lead to civil war exist in Iraq? but that the fighting does not meet the ?strict? definition of a civil war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )