holy war

The Culture of Hate

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 17, 2018 In researching his new book, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges mingled with groups driven by antipathy for Muslims and others. This excerpt from "America: The Farewell Tour" offers intimate portraits of a few of their members. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens ‘Holy War’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2010 With bombastic rhetoric and increasing tensions between the two Koreas, North Korea has threatened to use nuclear weapons against the South in a “holy war” as a response to South Korean military exercises near the DMZ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi’s Personal Holy War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 Moammar Gadhafi has had it up to here with Switzerland. First they arrest his son on charges of beating up two servants at a luxury hotel. Then they pass a pretty horrible law banning mosque's minarets. Now, Gadhafi has called for a holy war against the country, a move which has received almost universal denouncement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Holy Warriors

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2009 Changes in Israeli policy have military rabbis joining combat troops at the tip of the spear. Ostensibly there to boost morale, critics worry that the rabbis are turning soldiers into Jewish jihadis. One rabbi says he was ordered to blow a ram's horn like Joshua, because "It makes the war holier." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ABC’s Gibson to Palin: ‘Are We Fighting a Holy War?’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 In this clip from the sit-down session with ABC News' Charlie Gibson and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, Gibson asks Palin to elaborate upon a statement she made earlier this year about the war in Iraq: "Our national leaders are sending them [U.S. military members] out on a task that is from God." Here's her response, in which she claims she was paraphrasing President Abraham Lincoln. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Holy War

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2007 In this thought-provoking opinion piece from the UK's Daily Mail newspaper, writer Correlli Barnett points out how, in waging his own brand of holy war, Bush (and, by extension, former British PM Tony Blair) failed to comprehend crucial lessons about war that historical examples have repeatedly borne out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 The Ethiopian army has crossed into Somalia as tensions build between the transitional Somali government and the Islamic militia that controls Mogadishu. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )