House Votes to Arm Syrian Rebels, but Not to Pay for It

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 18, 2014 With the help primarily of Republicans, President Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels won approval in the House on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Memorial Day in This Endless War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Nearly 12 years after it was first enacted, the Authorization for Use of Military Force remains in force, giving the Obama administration and the Pentagon carte blanche to wage war, to occupy nations, to kill people with drone "signature strikes," based not on guilt but on a remote analysis of a suspect's "patterns of life." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )