U.S. Pulls Nonessential Staff From Iraq Amid Mideast Tensions

JON GAMBRELL and PHILIP ISSA / The Associated Press May 15, 2019 The White House, which has embarked on a maximalist sanctions campaign against Iran, has yet to specify what the threats are in the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Venezuela Detains 6 in Failed Drone Attack Aimed at Maduro

SCOTT SMITH / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2018 Those detained are suspected of using explosives-laden drones in trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The attack comes as Venezuela reels from a worsening economic and humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Costs of Freedom

By John Laurits / JohnLaurits.com Jan 16, 2018 Americans have been complaining a lot about aid cuts to the nation's needy and the lack of health care. Don't they understand how much it costs to keep using drones to blow up weddings in Yemen? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 18, 2017 What if he were held responsible for real crimes: killing civilians in drone strikes, forcing refugees to suffer or die by refusing asylum, or driving the planet headlong into climate catastrophe? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: Trump May Be Terrible, but Neoliberal Global Dominance Flourished Under Obama (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 24, 2017 The "Trews" host argues that for those being bombed in Yemen, or whose privacy is being invaded or who face deportation, not much will change under the new president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Obama Farewell Addendum (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 12, 2017 From drone strikes against Americans overseas to broad surveillance powers to indefinite detention, President Obama certainly kept his options open, which means he also kept Donald Trump’s options open. Dig deeper

On the Road With Our American Selves

By Mattea Kramer / TomDispatch Nov 23, 2016 After the fluorescent circus of Election 2016, I imagine what would be truly exceptional: an America that values all human life in the same way. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

American Civil Liberties Union Forces U.S. to Release Secret Drone Playbook

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2016 The long-awaited release of the guidelines provide "a timely reminder of the breadth of the powers that will soon be in the hands of another president," an ACLU spokesman said. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The World After Me: Eternal ‘Wartime’ in America

Tom Engelhardt / Truthdig Jul 27, 2016 In this era, everything that further militarizes American foreign policy, puts the national security state in command and assures the continued demobilization of a scared and rattled citizenry creates yet more uprooted souls, more children without childhoods, more refugees. Dig deeper ( 10 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 )

Obama Will Finally Release Information on Civilians Killed by Drone Strikes — Will It Be Accurate?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2016 The administration is reportedly prepared to disclose that 100 civilians have been killed in the strikes, but critics argue that the number is much higher. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Antal, Former Army Chaplain Who Resigned Over Military Policy

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jun 12, 2016 Antal first made headlines in 2012, when he posted a sermon condemning U.S. foreign policy. Now, he has made waves by publicly resigning from his religious role in the Army because of the Obama administration’s drone and nuclear policies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )