Libyan No-Fly Zone in Place, U.S. Says

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 As a NATO-led international effort to “protect the Libyan people” enters its second day, the U.S. says its no-fly zone is now in place while Russia and the Arab League have condemned the joint attack. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama to Gadhafi: ‘All Attacks Against Civilians Must Stop’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2011 In this speech from the White House on Friday, President Obama laid out what Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must do in order to avoid "consequences," thus far in the form of a no-fly zone, from the international community Obama also spelled out what the US would not . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Government Declares a Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 The Gadhafi government has declared a cease-fire in its offensive against opposition fighters, apparently in response to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which calls for a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloody Encounter in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 A firefight between foreign troops and insurgents in Afghanistan last week reportedly led to the deaths of more than 50 civilians. The confrontation came in Kunar province, close to Pakistan, a region that has become a flashpoint for violence because of insurgent activity on the border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Violence Dampens Southern Sudan’s Celebration

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2011 It was just last month that Sudan’s southern half voted to secede from its northern neighbor, but bloody clashes between south Sudan’s army and fighters loyal to a renegade soldier have reportedly left almost 140 people dead, most of them civilians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2010 Bloodiest Year Yet in Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2011 Estimates now place 2010 as the bloodiest year yet in Mexico’s ongoing war against the drug cartels. Drug-related conflict led to the deaths of more than 15,000 people last year as the government and cartels continued to do battle across the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Passing the Bloodstained Buck

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2010 The mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater has argued in court that the company’s private contractors who killed 17 Iraqis in Baghdad in 2007 should not be held accountable. Why? It’s Washington’s fault, they claim, as Blackwater fighters were acting as employees of the U.S. government at the time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Wants to Put Federal Workers’ Wages on Ice

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2010 In his latest bid to chip away at our nation's trillion-dollar deficit, President Obama announced a new proposal Monday to freeze civilian federal employees' salaries for the next two years, pointing to the need for all Americans to "sacrifice" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Attacks Shake Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2010 Two bomb attacks on mosques left more than 60 people dead and scores injured in northwestern Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the most lethal attack, in which a 17-year-old suicide bomber struck a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghanistan: A Costly and Brutal Anniversary

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2010 Here's a sobering reminder, from the vigilant filmmakers at Brave New Films, about exactly what has been lost (thousands of Afghan civilians, more than 1,200 U.S. soldiers, over $1 trillion) in the last decade of the war in Afghanistan. Ten years -- and at least someone is counting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Troops Suspected of Murdering Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2010 British soldiers are suspected of murdering a number of Iraqi civilians in the wake of the 2003 invasion. But military prosecutors have resisted filing any charges, saying there is no realistic prospect of winning convictions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Killer Cops of New Orleans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2010 A shocking spate of killings in the wake of Hurricane Katrina still haunts New Orleans and shakes the locals' sense of security, owing to the fact that the five people who died within the span of one week were civilians, four were unarmed (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )