American War Crimes: Candidates Compete to Promise the Most Torture and Slaughter

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jan 7, 2016 There’s nothing like the heady combination of a “populist” Republican race for the presidency and a national hysteria over terrorism to make Americans want to reach for those “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Third Democratic Debate: The Gloves Come Off

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2015 Two issues dominated the opening of the third and last Democratic presidential debate of 2015: the Bernie Sanders-Hillary Clinton data breach controversy, and foreign policy—namely how to deal with Islamic State. (Updated) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

VIDEO: No Evidence That San Bernardino Shooters Posted Commitment to Jihad on Social Media

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2015 The FBI has confirmed that San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik did not post jihadist messages on Facebook either before or after Malik came to the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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From the Annals of U.S. History: America’s Role in Creating Islamic Extremism

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 It's a refrain that has been played and replayed before, but some Americans might need yet another refresher. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Paris at Midnight: Attempt to Push France Out of Anti-Islamic State Coalition in Syria?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 14, 2015 It's likely that the perpetrators have stiffened the resolve of the French government to intervene even more robustly against Islamic State. In 2013, France sent in an expeditionary force to Mali and stabilized that country. France also intervened in Ivory Coast. Will it send in an expeditionary force, say a brigade of 3,000 men, to eastern Syria? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Islamic State Says Paris Attacks Were Retaliation for French Airstrikes in Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 14, 2015 The militant jihadi group has claimed responsibility for the deaths of at least 127 people across Paris, citing France’s armed campaign against it in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: How Islamic State Made Its Billions

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2015 This fascinating and informative video from Channel 4 News in the United Kingdom explains how Islamic State is using cash from oil, extortion, taxation and robbery to pay for jihad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real Enemy Is Within

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 7, 2015 If you are not dedicated to the destruction of empire and the dismantling of American militarism, then you cannot count yourself as a member of the left. It is not a side issue. It is the issue. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Jihadist Attacks Take Place on Three Continents

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 27, 2015 Friday's bloodshed in France, Tunisia and Kuwait comes amid growing fears of jihadist influence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Our Jihadis and Theirs

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Jun 22, 2015 National security officials and politicians have been pounding home the message that the “greatest threat” to Americans is a jihadist movement thousands of miles away. With that in mind, let’s take a quick survey of national insecurity in a country armed to the teeth. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Did British Security Services Drive ‘Jihadi John’ to Join Islamic State?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2015 Documented evidence suggests the United Kingdom's MI5 drove a young Muslim man to the brink of madness. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )