Tom Junod on ‘The Lethal Presidency’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 14, 2012 It is with an unlikely mix of discipline, deliberation, personal integrity, a love of law and strong political ideals that President Obama has crafted “The Lethal Presidency,” award-winning journalist Tom Junod writes in Esquire magazine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prey Predator

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It Couldn’t Happen Here, It Does Happen There

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Jun 19, 2012 Imagine the uproar in this country if a jet took out a wedding party. You might think then that, given the U.S. record of wedding carnage in Afghanistan, which undoubtedly represents some kind of modern wedding-crasher record, there might have been a front-page story, or simply a story, somewhere, anywhere. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The President’s Kill List

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2012 Barack Obama campaigned to become the 44th president with vows to close Guantanamo, stop torture and end the war in Iraq. But campaigning and governing are two entirely separate things, as Obama quickly found out when confronted with the sustained threat of terrorism against the U.S. and the realities of fighting two foreign wars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Killing Fellow Americans? Sure, Say Most of Us

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 A Washington Post poll found that 83 percent of Americans approved of the U.S. government’s use of flying robots to kill terror suspects overseas, while 65 percent found no fault even if those targeted were American citizens. Liberals and Democrats consented to the killings as well, with favorable showings of 55 percent and 58 percent, respectively. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Secret U.S. Panel May Put Americans on ‘Kill List’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2011 Alleged al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki, killed last month in an American drone attack in Yemen, was placed on a kill and capture list managed by a secretive panel of senior U government officials What the president knows of the panel's operations and his role in its decision-making process are being kept hidden (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Drone Attack Kills Al-Qaida Leader

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2011 The CIA launched a drone attack Friday in northern Yemen that killed Anwal al-Awlaki, one of the most influential remaining leaders of al-Qaida wanted by the United States, authorities said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Presses Covert Airstrikes in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2011 Following Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's emergency departure for medical treatment last week, the U.S. government has taken advantage of the resulting power vacuum to resume covert fighter jet and drone attacks that have killed civilians and suspected terrorists alike. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Handbook for Killing Non-Jews

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 Today on the list: The guide to killing goyim, more evidence of Glenn Beck's self-obsession, and proof that bears do not make the safest pets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )