Truthout
War on Terror
For 25 Years, the War on Terror Has Turbocharged Surveillance and Imperialism
Truthout and Haymarket Books examine the world made by the War on Terror and the struggle against it.
Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
Virtually everyone killed by the US during the “war on terror” has been a person of color, writer Norman Solomon says.
2 US Officials Who Died After Mexico Drug Lab Bust Were CIA Operatives
The US ambassador to Mexico initially claimed that the people killed were US embassy staff.
Trump Says “Wars Can Be Fought ‘Forever’” as US, Israel Unleash Terror in Iran
The administration has not clearly outlined its goals for the Iran war — and, by extension, what would allow it to end.
Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular
Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.
Somali Communities Are Building Collective Power in the Face of Trump’s Attacks
Minnesota’s Somali community has organized mutual aid and neighborhood patrols amid Trump’s campaign to crush them.
Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror
What happens next will determine whether Good’s killing sets a precedent for more state violence.
Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”
Trump Designates Fentanyl as a “Weapon of Mass Destruction”
The declaration comes as Trump has been escalating his illegal and unprovoked military campaign against Venezuela.
Decades of Global Drone War Made Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Possible
The so-called war on terror laid the foundations for Trump to turn international waters into one-sided battlefields.