Al-Qaida Everywhere: U.S. Support for Oppressive Governments Made Bin Laden’s Killing Moot (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 8, 2016 I think we may conclude that the decapitation strategy of dealing with al-Qaida does not work and has never worked. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

States of Terror

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 23, 2015 We waded into conflicts in the Middle East we did not understand, propelled forward by fantasy. And our folly spawned a death spiral of political, social and economic collapse, widespread poverty, massive displacement, misery and radical jihadism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

From the Annals of U.S. History: America’s Role in Creating Islamic Extremism

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 It's a refrain that has been played and replayed before, but some Americans might need yet another refresher. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Onion Predicted Years Ago That ‘a Million bin Ladens’ Would ‘Bloom’ From the Iraq War

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 17, 2015 A piece published in 2003 by the satirical news website seems like an eerie prophecy now that Islamic State is wreaking terror on the Middle East and beyond. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Story of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Filmmakers and the CIA Just Got Creepier

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 The Oscar-winning film "Zero Dark Thirty" became a prestigious awards vehicle for its co-creators, journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow. It also became a source of controversy -- and all the more so after this latest news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Independent Investigation Undermines Key Evidence Justifying U.S. Hostility Toward Iran

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 Interviews with more than a dozen former FBI, CIA and other federal officials found compelling evidence that the 1996 bombing of a US Air Force barracks in Saudi Arabia was carried out by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida -- not Iran-supported Saudi Hezbollah, as U officials claim. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Slur Stokes Phony Republican Fury

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 24, 2015 As soon as Donald Trump brayed that John McCain is "not a war hero" and went on to mock his suffering in North Vietnamese captivity, nearly every would-be presidential candidate in the GOP immediately sought to wrap the loud-mouthed celebrity's gaffe around his neck. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Robert Scheer on How Yesterday’s Allies Became Today’s Terrorists (Part 9 of 10)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2015 In this installment of The Real News Network's interview series "Reality Asserts Itself," Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer tells host Paul Jay about the role the US played in creating its current terrorist enemies—and on a broader scale, why history matters In this installment of The Real News Network's interview series "Reality Asserts Itself," Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer tells host Paul Jay about the role the U . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scheer Article Found Among Reading Materials in Osama bin Laden’s Last Hideout

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 21, 2015 On Wednesday the White House released a list of English-language documents found among the al-Qaida founder's belongings in 2011, after U.S. Navy SEALs killed him in a compound in Pakistan, to which he had been traced. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Seymour Hersh Stands by His bin Laden Story, and His Sources

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 19, 2015 Of course the investigative reporter used anonymous sources in his exposé on the bin Laden raid. Only with anonymous sources can journalists get past the wall that the Obama administration has built by prosecuting whistleblowers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Memo to the Media: Seymour Hersh’s bin Laden Story Isn’t About Seymour Hersh

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 18, 2015 How did the veteran journalist's recent investigation into how the Obama administration might not have shot straight with its account of how Osama bin Laden met his end in 2011 turn into another tedious attempt to shoot the messenger by certain members of the U.S. media? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Reporter Seymour Hersh Discusses His Controversial Exposé on Killing of Osama bin Laden

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 16, 2015 In this interview, the legendary investigative journalist dissects what he terms President Obama’s “fairy tale" narrative of the killing of the al-Qaida founder. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )