Truthdig Slide Show: Four Years of War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2007 Last week the Iraq war entered its fifth year. We mark the occasion by revisiting striking moments from March 19, 2003, onward. It would be impossible for one slide show to capture every iconic frame or ghastly scene. Still, these images remind us that little has changed in the years since George Bush stood before a banner reading "Mission Accomplished." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2007 Britain's Channel 4 News highlights the images and stories from Iraq that have been left out of mainstream news reporting. (h/t: Crooks and Liars) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Was This Girl’s Passport Photo Rejected?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 British authorities informed the parents of this 5-year-old that the above picture would not pass official muster Why? Ahhhbut that would ruin the suspense You gotta jump . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Jim Crow Poll Tax 2.0

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 GOP'ers say it's just a coincidence that Democratic voters are the ones most likely to be disenfranchised by new photo ID requirements at the voting booths. Yeah, and I've got some fertile Missouri mules to sell you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Photos That Damn Hezbollah

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2006 An Australian newspaper published this picture of Hezbollah members manning an antiaircraft gun in a Lebanese suburb -- proof that Hezbollah is using the cover of residential areas to wage its attacks on Israel and in effect using innocent civilians as human shields. Story and more photos (h/t: BuzzFlash) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Will the Real Democrats Please Stand Up?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 5, 2006 While Sen. Joe Lieberman has come clean as a true believer in the Bush crusade, Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to shamefully waffle on the Iraq question, which is particularly galling, given her position as the party's supposed front-runner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did the N.Y. Times Misidentify Abu Ghraib Detainee?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 Salon.com presents exclusive evidence that The New York Times incorrectly identified--in a Page 1 story!--the hooded detainee shown in one of the most iconic abuse photos from the notorious Iraqi prison. (Hat tip: Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Symbol of Abu Ghraib Seeks to Spare Others His Nightmare

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2006 The photo of him in a hood, arms outspread and with electrical wires trailing from his body became the definitive image of the prison abuse scandal. He is now heading up a prisoners' rights organization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vanity Fair: Bush Had Ties to Abramoff

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 The indicted lobbyist says the president was close enough to him to joke about his weightlifting. "What are you benching, buff guy?" Abramoff said Bush asked him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Their Own Words

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2006 Newly released photos and videos of inhumane conditions at Abu Ghraib have again shone a spotlight on America's treatment of its prisoners Read the sworn statements by prisoners at Abu Ghraib, obtained and translated by the Washington Post in 2004 at the height of the prison abuse scandal Excerpt: "As soon as we arrived, they put sandbags over our heads and they kept beating us And every single night this military guy comes over and beat us and handcuffed us until the end of his shift". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff-Bush Photo Surfaces

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2006 The New York Times publishes a 2001 picture of Jack Abramoff in a White House room with the president--along with an Indian tribal leader whom the now-indicted lobbyist was trying to sign up as a client. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle Scars: The War Within

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 A Marine in Iraq who became the poster boy of the assault on Falloujah returns home to Kentucky, where he battles the demons of post-traumatic stress. | storyPowerful stuff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )