2 Killed in London Stabbings; Police Fatally Shoot Suspected Attacker

JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Nov 29, 2019 Several others are wounded, police say, adding that passersby tackled the fleeing knifeman ahead of armed-response officers' arrival. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Syria Policy Could Be a Gift to ISIS

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 9, 2019 As a result of the turmoil the U.S. and Turkey are causing in the region, 12,000 Islamic State fighters in containment camps could escape. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

First Amendment, Not the Second, Is How We Secure Liberty

Carey Shenkman / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 In the United States, why do we limit free speech and protest for minorities more than we limit guns? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

We Are All Ahed Tamimi

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 The 17-year-old Palestinian girl has become a new icon of resistance in the struggle for freedom and basic human rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.N. Official Calls for 30-Day Syria Cease-Fire

The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia reacts by saying a humanitarian cease-fire is "not realistic" because "the terrorists" are keeping up attacks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

If You’re Not Calling Stephen Paddock a Terrorist, Read the Law

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Oct 3, 2017 The “lone wolf" (read: "white") designation that many are applying to the mass killer conveniently avoids the more racially charged term. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Court Takes Trump to the Woodshed for a Lesson on Judicial Review

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 14, 2017 The “Muslim ban” has been addressed under a time-honored scrutiny. But with the president’s team sending mixed signals, the question is: Has the administration learned anything? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Are Media Exaggerating ‘Reformed Terrorist’ Story to Advance FBI’s Disturbing Agenda?

By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet Sep 7, 2016 There are serious questions about the story extremist-turned-FBI-informant Jesse Morton told reporters. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Grieving Sister of Slain British Soldier: Tony Blair Is ‘the World’s Worst Terrorist’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2016 In the wake of the release of the Chilcot Report, Sarah O'Connor, whose brother was killed in Iraq in 2005, delivered a stunning critique of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Drone President’: Rhetoric Versus the Atrocious Facts

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 Obama faces criticism over civilian deaths caused by the drone program, which is being denounced as having little oversight, a mounting death toll and results that can be seen as war crimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Hillary Clinton Helped Turn Libya Into a ‘Terrorist Haven’ for Islamic State, According to NYT

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 1, 2016 The second part of The New York Times' investigation into the U.S. approach in Libya is a scathing indictment of the former secretary of state's push for military intervention in the North African country five years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Does Away With the GOP’s 9/11 Fantasy

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2016 "Surely this time," the Republican establishment chorus cries with joy, "Donald Trump has gone too far!" Don't bet on it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )