3 Killed in Quantico Shooting (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 22, 2013 Three Marines are dead at a U.S. base in Virginia after a gunman opened fire on two others before shooting and killing himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Did the Gates of Hell Open in Vietnam?

By Jonathan Schell, TomDispatch Jan 17, 2013 In Kill Anything that Moves, Nick Turse has for the first time put together a comprehensive picture, written with mastery and dignity, of what American forces actually were doing in Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Dark Side of the Prestigious Marine Barracks

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig May 8, 2012 The Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, is the showplace of the Marine Corps It is also the home of officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps who have been accused of sexually harassing, assaulting and raping female Marine officers and enlisted and civilian women who work there, is the showplace of the Corps It is also the home of Marines who have been accused of sexually assaulting the women who work there. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Marine Pleads Guilty in Haditha Massacre Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2012 The Iraq War may be "over," but the unfinished business from years of American occupation still lingers. And a particularly grim chapter from that time, reaching all the way back to 2005, was revisited Monday in the trial of Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who entered a guilty plea on dereliction of duty in association with the killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Accused Serial Killer Returned From Iraq ‘Totally Changed’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 Friends tell the Los Angeles Times that Itzcoatl "Izzy" Ocampo returned from Iraq a changed man. The ex-Marine from Orange County, Calif., is accused of killing four homeless men, each stabbed more than 40 times. "He's a veteran who did not get the help he needed," said a fellow Marine, adding that she had trusted Ocampo with her life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy Oakland Calls for Citywide Strike

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2011 Tuesday night's showdown between Occupy Oakland protesters and police, during which former Marine and two-tour Iraq vet Scott Olsen was critically injured, has spurred movement organizers and local activists to put out a call for a strike across Oakland on Nov. 2. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Naomi Wolf

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Author and feminist Naomi Wolf, whose dedication to helping protesters understand and exercise their rights got her arrested outside a private, black-tie event, is our Truthdigger of the Week.Author and feminist Naomi Wolf, whose dedication to helping protesters understand and exercise their rights, got her arrested is our Truthdigger of the Week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Peek at the Military’s Budget for Eternal Salvation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is running an investigation into how much money the U.S. Department of Defense spends pressuring military staff and families to embrace Christianity, and it is finding violations of the Constitution and rules governing federal contractors. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ocean Life May Be on Edge of Catastrophe

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2011 An extinction event "unprecedented in human history" is probably under way in the world's oceans, according to a report recently released by a panel of 27 scientists reviewing the latest research from all areas of marine science. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Shade It Black’: The Bodybaggers of Iraq

BLANK Jun 25, 2011 Jess Goodell volunteered when she was a Marine to work in the corps’ mortuary affairs unit in Iraq. Her job was to collect the bodies and body parts of fallen fellow Marines. She wrote a book about the experience called “Shade It Black: Death and After in Iraq.” Here are excerpts from Goodell's book and Chris Hedges’ interview with the author, read by classically trained actor and Truthdig contributor Eunice Wong. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Body Baggers of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2011 On this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Unconstitutionally crowded prisons, battlefield medicine, a very special segment on the Marines who collect their dead in Iraq, and just a little bit of Jesus Plus: Reese Erlich reports from Egypt Update: Full transcriptOn this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio: Unconstitutionally crowded prisons, battlefield medicine, a very special segment on the Marines who collect their dead in Iraq, and just a little bit of Jesus. Dig deeper ( 36 Min. Read )

‘Death and After in Iraq’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 She and the others noticed that the Marine on the table was breathing lightly The chest was going up and down They frantically called their superiors to find out what to do They were told to wait “Just wait? Wait for what?” she cried. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )