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 )

Game of Drones

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Drone Strikes

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‘Still Death’: a Hard-Hitting Poem About Predator Drones (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 Jill McDonough's poem drives home the idea that when it comes to the many lives taken in our ongoing drone wars, "On the screen or on the ground, death observed is still death." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drone Condolences

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

Strikes Against Morality

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 25, 2015 I have no doubt that Obama's regret over the unintended deaths of two men in a drone strike on a suspected al-Qaida compound is sincere. But history tells us that good-faith effort is not enough to guarantee that sound moral choices are made. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Drone Strikes, David Petraeus, Clinton Trouble

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 25, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss whether the unintended killing of two hostages in a U.S. drone strike was a mistake inherent to war. Also, David Petraeus is sentenced to two years' probation and fined $100,000 for sharing classified information, and the Clinton Foundation is under fire for its financial dealings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Freezes Drone Strikes in Yemen as That Nation’s Government Falls

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 24, 2015 Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi takeover of the Yemeni government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There Are Scarily Few Answers About Drones

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 John Oliver's been looking for information about the unmanned death robots, such as what exactly an "imminent threat means" or how many people are killed during any given drone strike. So far, "hard facts" have been hard to come by, and in the "Last Week Tonight" host's words, it's "completely fucking terrifying." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drone Killings Case Thrown Out of U.S. Court

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed by the families of three American citizens killed in drone strikes in Yemen, saying senior officials could not be held responsible for financial damages incurred in an act of war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )