Author Archives: Nick Turse
‘So Many People Died’
Collateral victims of war in Vietnam and Afghanistan share one thing in common–they’re invisible.
Baghdad’s Building Boom
America begins nation building at home–provided your home is in the Middle East.
Same Strategy, Bigger Map
A jumbo projection won’t fix a failed doctrine of worldwide war.
How Many Afghan Bases Are There?
Military and press estimates are all over the map, but base buildup outpaces the height of the Iraq War.
Tomorrow’s Blowback Today
America outsources its defense goals to surrogates, but proxies have become enemies before.
What Are We Doing In Africa?
AFRICOM’s public affairs department takes issue with Tom Dispatch
Worldwide War Made Easy
With a presence in Mexico, Africa, and South Korea, the Pentagon’s new operational theater is global.
A Drone-Eat-Drone World
The Pentagon brings “Terminator” to life.
450 Bases and It’s Not Over Yet
From TomDispatch: The Pentagon’s Afghan basing plans for prisons, drones, and black …
The Crash-and-Burn Future of Robot Warfare
From TomDispatch: What 70 downed drones tell us about the new American …
Life and Death of a Drone
Via the indispensable TomDispatch.com comes this tale of airborne robots and American …
Did the Pentagon Help Strangle the Arab Spring?
From TomDispatch: The U.S. Military’s Secret Training Missions in the Middle East …
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
An accounting by TomDispatch reveals its full extent By Nick Turse | …
Obama’s Arc of Instability
From TomDispatch: Destabilizing the world one region at a time By Nick …
A Secret War in 120 Countries
Via our friends at TomDispatch comes this look at the Pentagon’s new power elite: …
Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?
From TomDispatch.com: How the President and the Pentagon Prop Up Both Middle …
Hueys over Yemen
Is U.S. Aid Suppressing Another Mideast Freedom Struggle? By Nick Turse | April …
Military-Publishing Complex
Via our friends at TomDispatch.com, a report on how authors of pro-war tracts …
How Much “Success” Can Afghans Stand?
Nick Turse looks at what a decade of war and nation-building has …
Death at Your Doorstep
Contrary to Sebastian Junger, war means more than just “combat tourism,” as …
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