New Fear at Virginia Tech

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 Just 48 hours after Monday's tragedy, Virginia Tech students and faculty were jolted Wednesday morning by another scare. The AP reported that a police SWAT team descended upon an administrative building on campus to investigate a potential bomb threat linked to gunman Cho Seung-Hui, who killed himself Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virginia Shooter Had No Difficulty Buying Guns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 As more details emerge from the massacre at Virginia Tech, it has become tragically clear that the least remarkable aspect of the crime was the purchase of the weapons that killed 33 people. An investigation has found that Cho Seung-Hui bought two pistols quickly, affordably and, for the most part, legally. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virginia Tech Gunman ID’d

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 A day after the deadly shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, police have released the identity of the gunman. He was 23-year-old senior Cho Seung-Hui, a "loner," according to a campus official, who moved to the U.S. from South Korea 14 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Here We Go Again

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Dec 5, 2006 The recent shooting of an unarmed black man in New York is another chapter in a long and heartbreaking tradition. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Illegally Shot Journalist

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2006 A coroner has ruled the fatal shooting of an already wounded British journalist by U.S. troops to be an "unlawful act." Though it refused to take part in the inquest, the Pentagon defended the shooting: "We have always gone to extreme measures to avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fatal Shooting at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Authorities killed the driver of a truck suspected of transporting illegal immigrants. A sign of things to come? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did the AP Erase a Video of a War Crime?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2006 The Associated Press erased a video of an unprovoked Israeli soldier shooting Palestinian children in 2004--according to a journalist conducting a study of the AP's practices in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Iraq, 87 Bodies Found in 24 Hours

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 The latest carnage appears to be almost wholly sectarian--that is, Shiite versus Sunni--and linked to last month's destruction of an important Shiite shrine. The single-day death tally of 87 follows a spate of weekend attacks that claimed 58 lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Hunting Story Filled With Discrepancies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The Associated Press (not exactly an ultra-liberal organization) says the account of the vice president's hunting accident is full of inconsistencies. Newsday points out that the medical diagram in Cheney's accident report is incorrect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dodging Responsibility While ‘Taking’ It (a perspective from the left)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 Officials' media spin shouldn't be confused with anything genuine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Shooting Party (a perspective from the right)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 As I understand the profound concern of the ever-alert White House reporters, they smell a constitutional crisis because the shooting party failed to alert the media of the accidental shooting down in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cheney Admits to Drinking Before Accident

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2006 In a Fox News interview, Cheney admits to drinking a beer at lunch before the hunt, which took place a few hours later. (Hat tip: Think Progress.) If he's low-balling the amount he drank, it wouldn't be the first time Cheney misled the public. UPDATE: AMERICAblog reports that MSNBC's website "scrubbed" a reference to Cheney's drinking. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )