Overcoming the Media Blockade in Gaza

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 24, 2014 According to the United Nations, one child has been killed in Gaza every hour for the past two days. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘I Worked on the U.S. Drone Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 30, 2013 Politicians defending the use of drones in Afghanistan have no idea what they're talking about, writes former U.S. Air Force analyst Heather Linebaugh, who has seen innocent women and children incinerated by Hellfire missiles and soldiers killed because of drone failures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drones Far Deadlier to Civilians Than Conventional Aircraft

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 Drone strikes cause 10 times the number of civilian casualties that manned aircraft attacks do, a U.S. military study found, contradicting claims that robotic planes are more precise than their human operated counterparts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shameless Israel

Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen Nov 20, 2012 Dig deeper

Obama Administration’s Drone Death Figures Don’t Add Up

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2012 Last month, a "senior administration official" said the number of civilians killed in drone strikes in Pakistan under President Obama is in the "single digits." But last year "U.S. officials" said drones in Pakistan killed about 30 civilians in just a yearlong stretch under Obama. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Report Contradicts Obama on Drone Casualties

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2012 U.K.-based investigative reporters working with the Sunday Times have determined that "since Obama took office three years ago, between 282 and 535 civilians have been credibly reported as killed [by CIA drone attacks in Pakistan], including more than 60 children." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shooting in the Leg

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Nov 30, 2011 Dig deeper

Wikileaks Unloads 400,000 Documents on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 The release of some 400,000 classified military documents on the Iraq War has led the U.N. to call on the Obama administration to investigate American troops' human rights abuses. Leaked documents tying British forces to possible war crimes sparked a demand for a public inquiry in the U.K. as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban Demand Civilian Casualties Committee

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 Responding to a UN report that found that most of the civilian casualties in Afghanistan are caused by Taliban attacks, the insurgent group released a statement calling for the creation of a joint committee to investigate the deaths of noncombatants The U and NATO are considering the proposal (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Reveals 6 Years of Afghanistan War Secrets

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2010 The whistle-blower website just dropped 91,000 secret documents, which were simultaneously published by The New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel There are many revelations and more to come, but we already know that NATO forces appear to be responsible for hundreds of unclaimed civilian deaths and injuries continued. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Official Seeks More Clarity on Civilian Deaths

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2009 U.N. rapporteur Philip Alston called for greater disclosure and accountability for the number of civilian deaths caused by the U.S. in its overseas conflicts. He expressed "strong concern at the continuing problem of preventable civilian casualties” and demanded "real accountability based on credible independent investigations." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: U.S. Marine Unit Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2009 The Independent reported Saturday that a single group of American troops, the U.S. Marines Corps' Special Operations Command, otherwise known as MarSOC -- a creation of one Donald Rumsfeld -- was responsible for "at least three of Afghanistan's worst civilian casualty incidents" to date. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )