Abramoff Gets Almost Six Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 The disgraced lobbyist and a business partner get five years and 10 months on fraud charges--the minimum they faced. Abramoff faces more jail time in connection with a corruption probe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Roots of the Iraqi Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 This excellent article from the Boston Review opens with a brutal killing and goes on to stitch together the disparate threads of the sectarian violence now wracking the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Claim: U.S.-Trained Iraqi Police Abetting Massacres

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 Time magazine says evidence is mounting that the Shiite-dominated police force has become a corps of shock troops bent on killing Sunnis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In Iraq, 87 Bodies Found in 24 Hours

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 The latest carnage appears to be almost wholly sectarian--that is, Shiite versus Sunni--and linked to last month's destruction of an important Shiite shrine. The single-day death tally of 87 follows a spate of weekend attacks that claimed 58 lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘They tried to attach themselves to his virtue; then they wiped their feet with him.’–Mary Tillman

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand congressional hearings into the way the Bush administration cynically spun the story to serve its political purposes at the expense of the truth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death: The Big Story That’s Rarely Covered Well

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 Public acceptance of killing thrives on abstractions. And, in turn, those abstractions are largely facilitated by news media. Solomon examines how words can mask the ugly truth of state-sponsored killing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Girl Will Hang for Killing Would-Be Rapist

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2006 An 18-year-old Iranian has been sentenced to death for killing one of three men who were trying to rape her and her niece The Nation sheds light on this shocking travesty Before you work up a xenophobic rage, remember that right here in America we execute the underage and mentally retarded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Below the Radar: Conditions Worsen in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 You might not hear it from the US media, but the situation continues to deteriorate In the last few days: Four U Marines are killed and 20 Iraqis die in twin car bombings A British lieutenant colonel says, "You almost move from being part of the solution to becoming part of the problem" A car bomb in Basra City kills 20, exploding the myth that the southern, Shiite part of Iraq is secure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School Teacher Beheaded in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Suspected Taliban insurgents targeting educated community leaders | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )