Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2014
The Defense Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are urged to see whether service members are able to defend themselves against lawsuits while on active duty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2014
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job -- and when to end it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 2, 2014
After a ProPublica story, the military will exhume a grave in the Philippines that may hold the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family has long been fighting the Pentagon to get him home. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 3, 2014
President Obama on Tuesday defended a prisoner swap with the Taliban to free an American soldier, saying his "sacred" trust as commander-in-chief outweighed claims he broke the law and set a dangerous precedent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 2, 2014
The surprise announcement by President Obama on Saturday of the negotiated release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured in 2009, is wonderful news for him, his family and America. But what does it tell us about the Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2014
People who lost large amounts of muscle in wars or accidents were able to regrow it with the help of a pig bladder implant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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