U.S. Troops Reportedly ‘Smiled Before Killing’ Detainees

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 Four US paratroopers charged with murdering three detainees in Iraq smiled before shooting them, according to the BBC Separately, in the Haditha massacre, a Pentagon official says evidence supports the claim that U troops deliberately killed some two dozen civiliansAtrocities like these are further poisoning America's already toxic image in the Middle East, and a continued occupation is likely to produce more of the same. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iraq to America: We Need Security–Against Your Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for US troops, reports Reuters Iraq's human rights minister says the lack of enforcement of U military law has led to crimes like the rape-murder allegedly committed by five U soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-G.I. Charged in Slayings of 4 and Rape in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 The 21-year-old former Army private first class was recently discharged because of a "personality disorder." Four other members of his former platoon are also implicated in the killing of the Iraqis and are being held at a U.S. base in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marines Charged With Murder of Iraqi Civilian

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 Seven Marines and a sailor have been charged in the April death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Violent Crime Rises in U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 The spike, driven by killings and other attacks in the Midwest, is the largest in 15 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Military: Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 The U.S. military is set to report that a small number of Marines in Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians, reports the New York Times. The paper says it may be "the gravest case involving misconduct by American ground forces in Iraq." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bound, Blindfolded and Dead: The Face of Atrocity in Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2006 As Baghdad's murder rate triples from 11 to 33 a day, bodies are turning up with horrific signs of torture. "This is sectarian cleansing," says a Kurdish member of parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Two Reports: U.S. Soldiers Killed Many Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 Two separate claims of American soldiers murdering Iraqi civilians have arisen. One report involves the alleged killing of 15 people, including a 3-year-old girl; the second involves the alleged murder of 11, including a 75-year-old woman and a 6-month-old infant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )