Has the US lost Africa to terrorism?
Qaddafi's overthrow has empowered a host of new militant Islamist groups in Mali and other parts of the continent
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 2:54 PM UTC 42Politics TomDispatch.com, Africa, Mali
Nick Turse
Politics TomDispatch.com, Africa, Mali
Could Tehran be the next Hiroshima?
A new study examines the devastating consequences of a possible nuclear war between Israel and Iran
Monday, May 13, 2013 1:05 PM UTC 21Politics TomDispatch.com, Tehran
Vietnamese women weren’t the only rape victims in Vietnam
Omitted from the history text books: U.S. soldiers turned on American women -- and sometimes each other
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 6:53 AM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com, Vietnam, Rape
“I begged them to stop”
Waterboarding Americans and the redefinition of torture
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 5:13 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch, Torture
What the Hagel hearings mean
The last best chance for the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 4:59 PM UTCNews TomDispatch, Chuck Hagel, War
Have we really learned the lessons of Vietnam?
The media rarely discusses it, but civilian suffering has defined the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 3:24 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com, Vietnam, Iraq
America’s nation-building hypocrisy
For all the talk of starting at home, the US is still pouring billions into the Middle East. When will it stop?
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 3:16 PM UTCPolitics Human Rights Watch
America’s unwinnable war games
The U.S. has poured billions into military operations around the world, with increasingly diminishing returns
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 2:03 PM UTC 15Politics Honduras, Kazakhstan, al qaeda
America’s shocking waste in Afghanistan
With the US set to withdraw in 2014, military outposts are being shut down. The sheer number of them is staggering
Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 2:17 PM UTC 10Politics TomDispatch, Afghanistan
U.S. rush for Africa disputed
The director of the U.S. Africa Command Office of Public Affairs says Obama is not scrambling to influence Africa
Friday, Jul 27, 2012 1:37 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch
Obama’s scramble for Africa
Secret wars, secret bases, and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa
Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 6:37 PM UTC 75Politics U.S. Military, Africa
The new Obama doctrine: A six-point plan for global war
Special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, proxy fighters and cyber warfare
Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 3:29 AM UTCPolitics National security
Welcome to Terminator Planet
Real-life drone warfare isn't quite living up to James Cameron's movie -- but it's closer than we'd ever dreamed
Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:16 PM UTCPolitics Pentagon
Has the Pentagon learned nothing?
The Army's response to the attacks in Kabul reflects deadly misunderstandings that date back to the Vietnam War
Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 4:10 PM UTC 24Politics Afghanistan, Pentagon
The final unraveling of Afghanistan?
The massive anti-Quran-burning protests may mark the beginning of the end of America's military misadventure
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 2:17 PM UTC 39News Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Islam
Our non-withdrawal from Afghanistan
Despite the alleged 2014 end date, the military has ramped up its construction of long-term bases
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 3:48 PM UTC 24News U.S. Military, Afghanistan
Why drones aren’t game-changers
A streak of recent crashes shows just how flawed these remotely piloted aircrafts are
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 5:19 PM UTC 71News U.S. Military
Did America help stifle the Arab Spring?
From Bahrain to Morocco, the Pentagon worked to prop up oppressive regimes
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 4:57 PM UTCNews Arab Spring, Foreign policy
How America operates its drone empire
An in-depth analysis identifies 60 bases integral to the U.S. military's clandestine robotic operations
Monday, Oct 17, 2011 4:29 PM UTC 19News U.S. Military, Pentagon
The Pentagon ties you aren’t hearing about
Democrat Patty Murray is co-chairing the deficit supercommittee. Why did she accept a defense industry award?
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 11:00 AM UTC 11News AlterNet, Pentagon, Patty Murray
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