By Dahr Jamail / TomDispatchApr 11, 2017
In May, U.S. warships will sail to the gulf and engage in activities that could poison those once-pristine waters. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 29, 2016
Warming is causing soil-based microorganisms to release carbon dioxide in a potentially catastrophic process that could add at least as much carbon to the atmosphere as the fossil fuel industry emitted in the mid-20th century, a study finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch and TruthoutMay 21, 2015
The Navy is increasingly focused on possible future climate-change conflicts in the melting waters of the north and, in that context, has little or no intention of caretaking the environment when it comes to military exercises. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
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By Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch and TruthoutJul 18, 2014
The disintegration of Iraq is the result of U.S. policies that, since 2003, have been strikingly devoid of coherence or any real comprehension when it comes to the forces at play in the country or the region. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
By Dahr Jamail, TomDispatchDec 19, 2013
Perfectly serious scientists suggest climate change isn’t just really, really bad; it’s catastrophic. Some even think that if the record ongoing releases of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere are aided and abetted by massive releases of methane, life as we humans have known it might be at an end on this planet. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
By Dahr Jamail, TomDispatchMar 27, 2013
According to the Bush administration, the siege of Fallujah was carried out in the name of fighting something called “terrorism.” And yet, from the point of view of the Iraqis I was observing at such close quarters, the terror was strictly American. But governments are rarely referred to in the same terms. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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