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Truthdigger of the Week: Glenn Greenwald

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2012 We tip our hats this week to journalist and Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald for having the guts and the smarts to point out certain jarring inconsistencies in the Obama administration's treatment of alleged WikiLeaker Bradley Manning versus accused Afghanistan shooter Staff Sgt Robert BalesWe tip our hats to the Salon columnist for having the guts and the smarts to point out inconsistencies in the Obama administration's treatment of alleged WikiLeaker Bradley Manning versus accused Afghanistan shooter Staff Sgt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Popularity Setbacks in Afghanistan

Manny Francisco, Manila, The Philippines Mar 24, 2012 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center’: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2012 President Obama speaks out on the killing of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Is it right for a president to weigh in on a federal investigation? Listen in as Robert Scheer, Warren Olney and Shawn Steel take a crack at this question on "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bales Charged With 17 Counts of Murder

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 On Friday, the U.S. military took a significant step in the case of Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier accused of killing 17 civilians in Afghanistan on March 11, by formally charging him with 17 counts of murder, along with other alleged crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 19, 2012 We kill children nearly every day in Afghanistan. We do not usually kill them outside the structure of a military unit. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )