The DoD has never undergone an audit. In 2004, it actually pledged to undergo a full audit by 2007, but that deadline came and went, and then they moved it to 2016. No one, not even the DoD, thinks they'll… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The thing that really struck me was how many firms that we think of as strictly civilian had ties to the Pentagon. Companies like Apple, Starbucks, Oakley the sunglasses manufacturer. Even Google, and a lot of big corporations like PepsiCo,… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The military has a very long relationship with Hollywood that dates back to the silent film era. — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Whether I'm trying to figure out what the U.S. military is doing in Latin America or Africa, Afghanistan or Qatar, the response is remarkably… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government watchdog agency,… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Without a clear picture of where the military's covert forces are operating and what they are doing, Americans may not even recognize the consequences… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The DoD has never undergone an audit. In 2004, it actually pledged to undergo a full audit by 2007, but that deadline came and… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on your doorstep… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
If the present is any guide, government-sanctioned, counterfeit history is in your future. — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
It turns out that, if you want to know what the U.S. military is doing in Africa, it's advantageous to be connected to a… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The Obama presidency has seen the U.S. military's elite tactical forces increasingly used in an attempt to achieve strategic goals. But with Special Operations… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
You don't need a digital David Petraeus or a President Bush avatar to distract you from the truth. You don't need to wait decades… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things - especially when it… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The U.S. has taken an active role in wars from Libya to the Central African Republic, sent special ops forces into countries from Somalia… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The thing that really struck me was how many firms that we think of as strictly civilian had ties to the Pentagon. Companies like… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Secret ops by secret forces have a nasty tendency to produce unintended, unforeseen, and completely disastrous consequences. New Yorkers will remember well the end… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The United States has been fighting African pirates since the early days of the republic - battles so formative that, among other things, they… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
