Navy SEAL Command Accused of Covering Up a Beating Death

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2015 American soldiers say Navy SEALs and members of the Afghan Local Police physically abused detainees, an offense The New York Times calls “among the most serious” that “an American service member can commit." And instead of disciplining the offenders, the military promoted three of them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Sep 24, 2015 They belong to the special operations forces, America’s most elite troops. And odds are, if you throw a dart at a world map or stop a spinning globe with your index finger and don’t hit water, they’ve been there sometime in 2015. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Court Ruling Builds a Barrier Against Challenges to NSA Spying on Americans

Thor Benson / Truthdig Sep 5, 2015 Rights advocates say an impossible standard is being imposed for the opponents of the federal government’s mass collection of telephone records. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Killing Ragheads for Jesus

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 26, 2015 The movie “American Sniper” lionizes the most despicable aspects of U.S. society -- including the belief that Christians are called upon to exterminate “lesser breeds.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Golden Age of Black Ops

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Jan 20, 2015 Just 66 days into fiscal 2015 -- America’s most elite troops had already set foot in 105 nations, approximately 80 percent of 2014’s total. This secret war across much of the planet remains unknown to most Americans. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

4 Dead, 284 Missing in South Korea Ferry Sinking

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2014 South Korean rescuers and dive teams worked frantically under floodlights as fears rose for nearly 300 people missing after a ferry sank Wednesday with 462 on board, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Military Strikes Where It Wants, When It Wants

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 7, 2013 Separate raids over the weekend in Libya and Somalia call into question the meaning of sovereignty as the U.S. pursues suspected terrorists irrespective of borders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Dystopian Secrecy Contributes to Clueless Wars

By Chase Madar, TomDispatch Jun 11, 2013 Bradley Manning, the young Army intelligence analyst who leaked thousands of public documents and passed them on to WikiLeaks, has done far more for U.S. national security than SEAL Team 6. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Scales of Justice

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Offshore Everywhere: The Plan to End National Sovereignty as We Know It

By Tom Engelhardt Feb 6, 2012 The defense cuts that will change the American way of war may mean little in monetary terms, but in imperial terms they will make a difference: They will offer a direct challenge to national sovereignty. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

But Was It Murder?

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 14, 2011 As much as we all might wish that the counter-narrative, with all of its uncomfortable implications, would fade away, it’s not likely to, given this country’s obsession with legal process. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

SEALs, Grandma Obama Getting ‘Pumped Up’ Security

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2011 Defense Secretary Robert Gates says, "We are looking at what measures can be taken to pump up the security" of the mysterious Navy SEAL team that shot Osama bin Laden, after said SEALs expressed concerns. Over in Kenya, the government says it will inspect all visitors to the Obama compound. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )