Obama’s Dirty Wars Exposed at Sundance

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 24, 2013 As President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two courageous journalists premiered a documentary at the annual Sundance Film Festival. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Eric Schneiderman

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2011 This week we celebrate New York's attorney general for refusing to let Wall Street off the hook (More, including honorable mentions, after the jump). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill on America’s Covert War in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 "Democracy Now!" correspondent Jeremy Scahill says that the "Obama administration has really escalated the covert war inside of Yemen" and "it could get much worse if Ali Abdullah Saleh decides to unleash the U.S.-trained counterterrorist units on his own population." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges Joins Kucinich, Scahill for Teach-In on Ending U.S. Wars

BLANK May 1, 2010 Did Congress declare war on Afghanistan according to the rules set forth in the Constitution? According to David Swanson, who joined Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, Ann Wright and Josh Steiber for a teach-in Thursday on Capitol Hill (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill Says ‘We’re at a Ground Zero Moment to Save Real Journalism’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2010 The winner of the second annual Izzy Award, named after muckraking journalist I.F. Stone, discusses independent media and this critical moment in journalism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Blackwater Founder ‘Implicated in Murder’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2009 Jeremy Scahill reports in The Nation that a "former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine claim that the company's owner, Erik Prince, may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Punished, Blackwater Shooters Remain Free

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2008 Last week at the gates of the mercenary company Blackwater, nonviolent protesters who re-enacted an infamous Blackwater shooting were arrested. As "Blackwater" author Jeremy Scahill notes: "The arrest of the activists and the subsequent five days they spent locked up in jail is more punishment than any Blackwater mercenaries have received for their deadly actions against Iraqi civilians." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scahill on the Blackwater Backlash

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 "Blackwater" author Jeremy Scahill sounds off on the security firm's recent rampage and the impunity of America's private militias. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman Defends War Profits

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2007 Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., objects to the notion that it is improper to pay a private contractor four times as much as a U.S. soldier doing the same job: "It's actually somewhat of an insult, if I go down to Fort Stewart and tell 'em they're underpaid, because they're really not motivated by pay as much as they are by patriotism." If only Halliburton felt the same way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats’ ‘Sellout’ on Bush’s Mercenaries

Jeremy Scahill / Truthdig May 1, 2007 The author of "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" argues that the Democrats' withdrawal plan -- even if it ever gets past a veto -- isn't anything to write home about. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill on Soldiers of Fortune

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2007 The writer speaks with Truthdig about his new book, "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army," privatization in America and abroad, and our dysfunctional democracy. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )