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Statistics Show Dramatic Decrease in U.S. Rape Cases

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 The number of rapes per capita has dropped by more that 85% since the 1970s, and reported rape decreased even with other violent crime on the rise, according to federal crime data. Some criminologists say these numbers might be a statistical mirage, but most are convinced that the numbers indicate a real decrease in sexual violence. Rape remains the most underreported of crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nicholas Berg’s Father on CNN: Violence Begets Violence

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2006 Michael Berg, father of the young contractor whose brutal death at the hands of Al Qaeda was videotaped and broadcast to the world, speaks out against the war in Iraq and violence as retribution, and condemns George W. Bush in an interview with a stunned Soledad O'Brien. Berg said that Zarqawi's death brings him no joy and will only perpetuate the cycle of revenge. Watch the interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Death Stalks Iraq, Middle-Class Exodus Grows

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 In the last 10 months, as the violence has continued unabated, Iraq has issued new passports to 1.85 million Iraqis, 7% of the population and a quarter of the country's middle class. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Votes Were Counted but Chaos Rules in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2006 "Death squads," "ethnic cleansing" and political assasinations are the realities of the democracy said to be emerging in Iraq. The New York Times paints a grim picture of the new Iraq, as both Sunnis and Shiites flee their homes in response to escalating sectarian violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart: ‘Holy Crap, We’re Going to War With Iran’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2006 After Donald Rumsfeld dismissed reports of a possible strike on Iran by mockingly saying, "Henny penny the sky is falling" Jon Stewart spanked the secretary of defense with a clip of him using the same phrase three years ago--to mock the idea that Iraq was descending into chaos . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Almost 50 U.S. Troops Dead in Iraq Since April 1

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 The high number of fatalities marks this as one of the bloodiest periods for the military since the invasion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talking Sense About the Drug War

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 Don't miss this column at the Huffington Post about our nation's ineffectual and morally indefensible drug war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Liberated’ Iraqis Turned Into Refugees

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 An estimated 65,000 Iraqis have fled their homes as a result of chaos, intimidation and sectarian violence bred by "Operation Iraqi Freedom." U.N. officials expect Iraq's internal refugee problem to grow. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 4, 2006 The best-selling author of "The End of Faith" talks about the way to navigate a dinner party without coming off as the Antichrist; about the "Salman Rushdie effect" that accompanies his newfound celebrity as America's most prominent atheist; and about the new secular foundation he is founding. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )