Raytheon’s New ‘Silent Guardian’ Brings the Pain

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Reporting on cutting-edge new military gadgetry gives this UK journalist, the Daily Mail's Michael Hanlon, an unpleasant dose of the reality of modern warfare -- and leads him to wonder about the significance, and possible uses of, Raytheon's new "Silent Guardian" mega-zapper. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher’s Summer Vacation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2007 The "Real Time" host returns with a look back on the summer, full of the usual barbs like this gem about the Democrats' FISA capitulation: "Yes the Democrats in Congress took advantage of a deeply unpopular lame duck president by caving into his every whim and agreeing to allow the attorney general to spy on Americans without a warrant." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arming the Enemy

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 22, 2007 Tens of thousands of U.S. weapons have disappeared in Iraq. For years they are likely to be killing people across the globe, including Americans in Iraq and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Case of the Missing Weapons

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2007 How exactly do some 190,000 pistols and AK-47 rifles go missing? That's the mystery the Pentagon is facing, according to the Government Accountability Office, which estimates that the U.S. military can't account for 30 percent of the arms given to Iraqi security forces to help "spread democracy" since 2004. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pentagon vs. Peak Oil

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2007 What if wars of the future are fought just to run the machines that fight them? That's just the alarmingly ironic point that Klare, author of "Blood and Oil," takes on in this essay, sizing up the Pentagon's huge energy expenditure -- which will only increase exponentially if America's imperialist globe-trotting continues. Note: Originally posted on TomDispatch. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sony vs. the Church of England

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment is in hot water with the Church of England because of a popular video game that simulates a shootout in the Manchester Cathedral. Among other concerns, the church is appalled that Sony would "encourage people to have gun battles" in a city known for gun crime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Loaded Issue

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 22, 2007 If you want to understand why the gun debate is so intense, look no further than Virginia, where Second Amendment advocates flaunt their rights in the faces of parents whose children have just been shot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Maher: Guns Don’t Kill People, Bush Does

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2007 With his closing monologue from last week's "Real Time," Bill Maher took aim at the president and his followers, "the 29 percent of Americans who still think he's doing a heckuva job." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virginia Closes Insane Gun Loophole

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2007 Mentally ill people who've been deemed a danger to themselves and involuntarily committed will no longer be able to legally buy guns in Virginia. Gov. Timothy Kaine issued the executive order in response to the massacre at Virginia Tech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s the Guns, Stupid

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 With enough money behind it, any ridiculous argument will find supporters, especially in Congress. It shouldn't take mass murder for politicians to realize the obvious: Guns kill people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics Aside, Guns Still Kill

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Gun control may be politically passé, but even basic precautions might have saved lives in Virginia. Winning elections at the expense of human life simply isn't worth it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Virginia Shooter Had No Difficulty Buying Guns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 As more details emerge from the massacre at Virginia Tech, it has become tragically clear that the least remarkable aspect of the crime was the purchase of the weapons that killed 33 people. An investigation has found that Cho Seung-Hui bought two pistols quickly, affordably and, for the most part, legally. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )