America Made the Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi
Oct 28, 2019 As the terrorist's killing is lauded, it's worth recalling he was in U.S. custody when he began organizing what would become the Islamic State.
Trump’s Syria Policy Could Be a Gift to ISIS
Oct 9, 2019 As a result of the turmoil the U.S. and Turkey are causing in the region, 12,000 Islamic State fighters in containment camps could escape.
The WWI Lessons We Haven’t Learned
Nov 11, 2018 While Trump is in Paris to commemorate the end of World War I, we should learn from that bloody episode that, among other things, we cannot credit politicians who promise us a short, glorious war.
An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Age of Trump
Nov 9, 2018 Alexandria Bombach discusses her documentary, "On Her Shoulders," the Yazidi people, and the challenges of telling the story of Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Nadia Murad (pictured).
How to Tell Nobel Winner Nadia Murad’s Story Without Trading on Her Pain
Oct 16, 2018 Director Alexandria Bombach tells Truthdig how she avoided exploiting her subject's traumatic past in making her new documentary, “On Her Shoulders.”
Massive Mission Creep in Syria Despite Trump’s Pledge to Withdraw
May 28, 2018 The U.S. is now doing the opposite of what it said it would in the war-torn Middle Eastern nation.
Why Mike Pompeo’s ‘Severest Sanctions’ on Iran Will Backfire
May 23, 2018 The secretary of state's speech on Iran lays out a wide range of Iranian behavior he would like to change, and specifies harsh U.S. financial sanctions as his instrument.
Iraq on Syria Strikes: We’ve Seen This Movie, and It Doesn’t End Well
Apr 15, 2018 Iraqis are clearly afraid that the North Atlantic intervention will embolden Islamic State to restart its operations.Trump Throttles Back on U.S. Goals in Syria
Apr 5, 2018 The president pushes for a quick military withdrawal, abandoning plans to stabilize the country and prevent Islamic State from re-emerging.
Are We Really Getting Out of Syria ‘Very Soon’?
Apr 1, 2018 "... [W]e’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. ... Let the other people take care of [Syria] now," President Trump declares during a speech in Ohio on infrastructure.
