Trump’s Illegal, Impeachable Act of War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 By assassinating the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the president has committed perhaps his most consequential crime to date. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Veteran in a World of Never-Ending Wars and IEDs

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 23, 2019 U.S. foreign policy had spun out of control. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

All Americans Have Blood on Their Hands

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2019 In a raw new interview, recently retired Army Maj. Danny Sjursen opens up about his 18 years as a witness to America's forever wars. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Yes, My Fellow Soldiers Died in Vain

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 27, 2019 This Memorial Day, spare us the flyover jets, flag-wielding honor guards and other patriotic mush of 21st-century popular culture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Cynical Saudi-Israeli Alliance and the Reshaping of the Middle East

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 20, 2018 Since at least 2001, the Saudis and Israelis have successfully reframed American policy in the Greater Middle East, and the results have been disastrous. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Can the U.S.-Russia Cease-Fire Agreement in Syria Stick?

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jul 13, 2017 While alleged 2016 election interference grabs headlines, the bigger test may be whether the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin accord made at the G-20 summit holds. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Thinks He’s Pulled the Plug on Islamic State and Al-Qaida. He’s Wrong.

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jun 13, 2017 Don’t believe that the Saudis are abandoning the two groups or attempting to force Qatar to do the same. Neither is the CIA, which rebrands its jihadists when their names become too notorious. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Why the Streets of Saudi Arabia Were So Quiet During Trump’s Visit

By Medea Benjamin May 25, 2017 Protest is illegal in the kingdom. It’s also against the law to "distort the reputation of the kingdom" or "break allegiance with the ruler." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Focus in Saudi Arabia Should Be on Ending Its War With Yemen

By Medea Benjamin May 20, 2017 Rather than using his position to clinch a $100 billion arms deal, the president should press for negotiations to end the 2-year-old conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Prominent Shiite Cleric

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2016 The influential cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (at right), a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia’s ruling royal family, was among 47 people put to death in one day. The executions have provoked international outrage and sharply escalated diplomatic tensions in the region. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iraqi Sunnis Struggle for Survival Against ISIS

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2015 Sunni Muslims who moved back into their neighborhoods in Iraq as five years of violence started to abate in 2008 are being forced out again, “this time mostly by Isis extremists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Sep 25, 2014 As someone who cares deeply about this country, I find it beyond belief that Washington has again plunged into the swamp of the Sunni-Shiite mess in Iraq. A young soldier now deployed as one of the 1,600 non-boots-on-the-ground there might have been 8 years old when the 2003 invasion took place. What happened in the blink of an eye? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )