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Bowe Bergdahl’s Story Lays Bare the Tragedy of Our Forever Wars

Nick Utzig / Los Angeles Review of Books Jun 7, 2019 The soldier’s ordeal, the authors of a new book contend, offers a glimpse into the dysfunctional, unending prosecution of the longest U.S. war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Six Points Concerning Bergdahl

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 6, 2014 Bringing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home was the right thing to do, and President Obama did it in a mostly reasonable way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Soldier Admits to Planning Attack on Fort Hood

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2011 A U.S. soldier who has been absent without leave since early July was arrested Wednesday in a motel room hear Fort Hood in Texas where FBI officials announced Thursday that he had been found with guns and bomb-making materials. The AWOL soldier admitted to planning an attack on the base, an Army alert said Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2009 Soldiers who have gone AWOL and find themselves detained at Fort Bragg face a legal limbo of forced uncertainty that can extend from several months to a year or more. Some of them, however, are offered a free pass out of this military half-life -- but only if they agree to deploy to Afghanistan or Iraq. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Obama’s Father’s Day Message

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2008 Here's a lengthy (run time: 23:49) video clip from Barack Obama's Father's Day speech at Chicago's Apostolic Church of God on Sunday, beginning with his riff about too many fathers from the African-American community being "MIA." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )