TD Column

A Lovely Day for a Loyalty Test

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 3, 2025 Pete Hegseth’s speech to U.S. military leaders may have been fake toughness, but the threat to America is very real. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Military

Hegseth Convenes Top Military Brass to Deride ‘Woke’ Military Culture

Mariel Padilla / The 19th Oct 1, 2025 In an extremely unusual move, the secretary of Defense called hundreds of commanders to Virginia to lecture them on "warrior ethos." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.S. to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia, Hold Off on Striking Iran

LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Sep 21, 2019 The move is a show of restraint after talk of all-out war amid major tensions over drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Declares New Space Command Key to American Defense

ROBERT BURNS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 29, 2019 The president declares this will preserve American dominance on "the ultimate high ground." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Confirms Army Veteran Mark Esper for Defense Secretary

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Jul 23, 2019 The former lobbyist for Raytheon, a major defense contractor, won the post by a vote of 90-8. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Directs Pentagon to Create ‘Space Force’

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Jun 18, 2018 The president frames space as a national security issue, saying he does not want "China and Russia and other countries leading us." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Ominous ‘Calm Before the Storm’ Line Sparks Concern

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 6, 2017 The president delivered a foreboding message during a photo session with his senior military leaders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Adds Bannon to National Security Council, Removes Intelligence Officials

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Jan 30, 2017 Council meetings will include the president's adviser and leave out key national security figures, except when their expertise is requested. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Want Endless War? Love the U.S. Empire? Well, Hillary Clinton’s Your Choice

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Feb 2, 2016 If the candidate's foreign policy record is any guide, a Hillary Clinton presidency would perpetuate and bolster some of our most hateful national characteristics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Most Unhappy New Year at Guantanamo

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 31, 2015 As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pentagon: 3 Major ISIS Leaders Killed in Iraq

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 19, 2014 American forces have killed three high-ranking Islamic State leaders in Iraq in recent weeks, according to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UberMILITARY: Helping America’s Vets Get Moving, or Driving Them to Low-Wage Work?

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 5, 2014 Uber is on a mission to hire 50,000 veterans from the U.S. military over the next 18 months through its new UberMILITARY program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )