Wounds of War

The Iraq War, Twenty Years Later

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2023 A war of choice, a legacy of ashes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Generals Won’t Save Us From the Next War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 10, 2019 The brass are careerists, never punished for their mistakes, quietly assenting to the latest doomed interventions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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After Pat’s Birthday

Kevin Tillman / Truthdig May 27, 2019 Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. Two years later, Kevin wrote a powerful, must-read document. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Call to Halt an Illegal Invasion of Venezuela

Kevin Tillman / Truthdig Feb 22, 2019 As our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proved, the U.S. can cause immeasurable harm based on a false pretense. We can't let it happen again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Silver Bullet to Stop the Corporate State Pillage

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 8, 2019 There actually is a way to change the world overnight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick Receives Powerful Letter of Support From Black Police Union

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Sep 6, 2018 African-American officers acknowledge they “live in two worlds,” and that they understand why the NFL star took a knee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Soldier’s Tale

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 24, 2018 Spenser Rapone—dismissed by some of his classmates at West Point as the “communist cadet”—courageously confronted the military’s toxic hyper-masculinity, misogyny, racism and role as the enforcer for global capitalism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Tillman’s Widow to Trump: Don’t Use Pat in Effort to Divide

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 26, 2017 Marie Tillman says Pat Tillman gave his life for "the very action of self-expression and the freedom to speak from one's heart." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Take Your Best Guest

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2015 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We revisit some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Topics include: war powers, banned books, the Koch brothers and the incredible journey of veteran-turned-pacifist Rory Fanning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Afghanistan War Turned This Republican Soldier Into a Socialist Peace Activist

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Rory Fanning's extraordinary journey, FCC Chair Tom Wheeler's come-apart, and California's rebellious blue streak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remembering Pat Tillman — and the Questions Left Unanswered

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 Ten years ago Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan, and the circumstances of his death continue to raise questions a decade later. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Stanley McChrystal Did to Pat Tillman’s Family

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2011 President Obama has asked Gen Stanley McChrystal to oversee the administration’s new initiative to help military families What a slap in the face to the nation’s highest-profile military family—that of Army Ranger Pat Tillman—on whom McChrystal heaped misery and disrespect What a slap in the face to the nation’s highest-profile military family. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )