By Jeremy Scahill, TomDispatchOct 31, 2013
The day Obama was sworn in for the second time, a U.S. drone strike hit Yemen. It was the third such attack in that country in as many days. Despite the rhetoric from the president on the Capitol steps, there was abundant evidence that he would continue to preside over a country that is in a state of perpetual war. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigOct 3, 2008
Less apparent to most people than the economic crisis, but just as real, are the signs of an impending crash of an American military system in which, since the end of the Cold War, Pentagon dysfunction has metastasized so uncontrollably as to scandalize the men who have overseen it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Molly Ivins / TruthdigMar 16, 2006
"The Pentagon has decided to fight what it is now calling the 'Long War.' Has anyone asked you about this? Me neither." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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