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Iraqi Death Toll Hits 50,000

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 The number is 20,000 higher than previously acknowledged by the Bush administration The L Times used stats from the Baghdad morgue, the Iraqi Health Ministry and other agencies In the same time, at least 2,520 US troops have been killed . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two Kidnapped U.S. Soldiers Tortured, Killed

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 The new leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al Muhajer, claimed responsibility for the killings, dealing a setback to U.S. efforts to seize momentum against Al Qaeda in the wake of killing Muhajer's predecessor, Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Meanwhile, violence continued unabated in Iraq, with at least 18 people killed in attacks nationwide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Italians Seek Indictment of American Soldier

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 Italian prosecutors want US Marine Mario Lozano to stand trial for the death of Nicola Calipari, a 51-year-old Italian intelligence agent who was killed at a U roadblock in Iraq Calipari was escorting an Italian journalist who had been released by kidnappers A report published by Italy last year conflicts with the U version of events and, according to the BBC, cited "the troops' stress and inexperience". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Hope, Hope, Hoping Along in Iraq

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 Is it possible our continued presence in Iraq will make things better? Sure. Hope away. Because all the evidence points in the opposite direction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraqi Leader Accuses U.S. of ‘Daily’ Attacks Against Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 The Iraqi prime minister issued the sharply worded criticism in the wake of rising outrage over the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-U.S. Riots in Kabul Show Mission Unaccomplished

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 A traffic incident in the Afghan capital led to rumors of an American-on-Afghan massacre. Massive riots ensued. Bitter resentment of occupying U.S. forces has been laid bare. "Today has set us back 10 years," said a NATO-employed Afghani security worker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Witnesses: Marines Killed 24 Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 The N.Y. Times pieces together an atrocity that some in Congress fear could do greater harm to America's image abroad than the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Dig deeper

U.S. Military: Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 The U.S. military is set to report that a small number of Marines in Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians, reports the New York Times. The paper says it may be "the gravest case involving misconduct by American ground forces in Iraq." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell’s Iraq Admission Reverberating

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Colin Powell's controversial claim (made to Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer) that he never believed Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat has renewed the debate about Powell's culpability in the Iraq debacle. Check out Vanity Fair's Chris Hitchens and Newsweek's Evan Thomas discussing the issue on "Hardball" or read Jane Hamsher's take at Firedoglake. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )