Maj. Danny Sjursen: Dissent Is Patriotic (Audio and Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2018 The Truthdig columnist and U.S. Army officer tells Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer that U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 makes us less safe. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Burning Raqqa: Inside the U.S. War Against Civilians in Syria

By Laura Gottesdiener / TomDispatch Jul 28, 2017 The U.S. is focusing its energies—and warplanes—in areas of eastern Syria occupied by Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The American Meaning of War: Reality or Reality Television?

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jun 30, 2017 There are so many wars and war rumors involving America these days that it's starting to feel a little unreal, even for the most devoted of news watchers. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Numbers in Obama’s Drone Deaths Report Just Don’t Add Up

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 The administration’s tally is at odds with those of leading nongovernmental organizations, and its lack of transparency makes it impossible for the public to assess its claims. The administration’s tally is at odds with those of leading nongovernmental organizations, and its lack of transparency makes it impossible for the public to assess its claims. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American Bombs Are Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Apr 8, 2016 "One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen's yearlong war involved U.S.-supplied weapons," Human Rights Watch says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Drone President’: Rhetoric Versus the Atrocious Facts

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 Obama faces criticism over civilian deaths caused by the drone program, which is being denounced as having little oversight, a mounting death toll and results that can be seen as war crimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

All Sides in the Syria War Have at Least One Thing in Common: Slaughtering Civilians

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 12, 2016 The conflict will be remembered for its horrific death toll and massive refugee exodus. But it will also be remembered as the site of yet another Great Game involving Russia, the West and its allies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Drone Condolences

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons Apr 26, 2015 Dig deeper

Israel and Hamas 72-Hour Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Gaza Collapses (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2014 At 8:00 a.m. Friday (local time), a three-day cease-fire was scheduled to begin in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement about the temporary truce Thursday. Shortly after the truce began Friday, however, Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces accused each other of violating the agreement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai Condemns Airstrike Over ‘Civilian Casualties’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2014 Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned a U.S. airstrike in an eastern border province that allegedly killed a woman and two of her children. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Hospitals Are Failing Civilians Who Get PTSD

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2014 More than 20 percent of civilians with traumatic injuries may develop PTSD. Trauma surgeons explain why many hospitals aren’t doing anything about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former Police Officers Get Jail Time for Post-Katrina Shootings

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2012 Five ex-officers from the New Orleans Police Department found themselves on the other side of the law Wednesday, as they were sentenced to jail for their respective roles in the shootings of six unarmed civilians in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )