The Day That TV News Died

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 25, 2013 If any single day marks the fall of broadcast reporting, it's when Phil Donahue was banished in 2003 for telling the truth about the coming war in Iraq.If any single day marks the fall of broadcast reporting, it's when Phil Donahue was banished for telling the truth about the coming Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Tomas Young

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 24, 2013 When he dies this spring, Iraq War veteran Tomas Young will have spent his final years struggling to expose the guilt of those who make a holiday of the deaths and suffering of the powerless. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tomas Young Out Loud

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 The 33-year-old veteran and author of "The Last Letter" appeared with his wife on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday to talk about his decision to end his life amid unrelenting pain and suffering from wounds sustained in the Iraq War, and to read his letter aloud. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tomas Young and the End of the Body of War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 Tomas Young was in the fifth day of his first deployment to Iraq when he was struck by a sniper's bullet in Baghdad's Sadr City. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Last Letter

Tomas Young / Truthdig Mar 19, 2013 A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Crucifixion of Tomas Young

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 11, 2013 After being paralyzed in Iraq, the Army veteran went on to become a leading anti-war activist. Now, under hospice care, he is waiting to die. This is the face of war they do not want you to see. After being paralyzed in Iraq, he went on to become a leading anti-war activist. Now he is waiting to die. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )