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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 )

CIA, Special Ops and NSA Cooperating to Kill Militants in Syria and Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2015 "In an effort that ramped up over the last year, intelligence analysts and special operators have harnessed an array of satellites, sensors, drones and other technology to track and kill elusive militants across a vast, rugged area of Syria and Iraq," according to The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Airstrike That Killed 52 Civilians Raises Questions About Obama’s Approach to Islamic State

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 4, 2015 The bombing of civilians actually helps Islamic State's propaganda enormously. This policy in Syria needs reconsideration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Finally Admits It Has No Idea Who It Is Assassinating by Drone (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 The tragic deaths last January, just now being revealed, of two Western hostages in drone strikes on a relatively empty housing complex in northern Pakistan underlines that the Obama administration is killing people from the air without knowing who they are and is killing significant numbers of innocent civilians. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )