President Obama on Baltimore Uprising: ‘No Excuse for … Violence’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 President Obama addressed the ongoing unrest in Baltimore on Tuesday, admonishing demonstrators for changing the tone of the protests Monday, as he saw it, and characterizing the shift as one toward "senseless violence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two More Deadly Blasts Rock Damascus

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Two explosions left a scene of smoldering carnage in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday morning, killing 55 people and injuring nearly 400. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. Giffords Moved to Houston

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been moved from the Tucson, Ariz., hospital where she has been treated since Jan. 8 to a Houston facility for rehabilitation and continued recovery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Sweeps 20,000 Veterans Under the Rug

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2007 Roughly 20,000 soldiers who aren't on the military's list of combat wounded have signs of brain injury, according to an analysis of Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs data conducted by USA Today. The Pentagon's official tally of troops who've suffered brain trauma in combat is 4,471 -- one-fifth the total gleaned from military records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Visits Wounded Vets

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 It's really hard to look at these photos of President Bush meeting with severely wounded veterans at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio without just saying "wow" over and over. We're hard pressed to imagine what Bush might've been thinking as he saw the effects of his foreign policy on these young soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bringing the Troops Home

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Lessons From Walter Reed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2007 Linda Bilmes, the Harvard finance expert who helped establish the true cost of the war, including veteran healthcare, turns her attention to the Walter Reed scandal, and the bureaucratic quagmire that keeps our soldiers from getting help. Bilmes offers four lessons to avoid future problems. We can only hope someone takes her advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Fallout From Walter Reed Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 Army Surgeon General Kevin C. Kiley has resigned, the third military official to lose his job in the Walter Reed scandal. An anonymous defense official says Kiley was asked to step down by the acting Army secretary, who got his job only two weeks ago after another abrupt dismissal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: Playing Walter Reed

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Supporting the Troops

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2007 ABC's News' Bob Woodruff, who narrowly escaped death while reporting from the Iraq war, visits with a young Marine who also sustained a major brain injury. Although rehabilitation is vital to the Marine's recovery, the VA has refused treatment for half of the critical first year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wounded Marine Calls for Military Gay Rights

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2007 Staff Sgt Eric Alva, the first Marine to receive a critical injury in Iraq, has become a crusader for gay rights in the military, and he knows exactly how to handle critics: "OK buddy you pick up a gun and you go fight in Iraq or Afghanistan for a while, then you could come back and we can have a talk because I've actually sacrificed, I've actually done duty and served in this country for your rights and freedom". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Understates War’s Human Cost Among Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2007 The Pentagon lists the number of soldiers wounded in combat in Iraq at more than 23,000, a tally often quoted by news agencies. But if one considers troops injured in "noncombat action," a separate category that includes noncombat helicopter crash victims, the critically ill and others, the number doubles to about 50,000, leading critics to charge that the military is attempting to conceal the true human cost of the war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )