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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

For the US Military, ‘Winning’ Now Means Staying at War as Long as Possible

After almost two decades of warfare, the armed forces have lowered the bar for victory to the level of their enemy, the Taliban.

September 06th, 2018

By Nick Turse

For the US Military, ‘Winning’ Now Means Staying at War as Long as Possible

4,000,000,029,057. Remember that number. It’s going to come up again later. But let’s begin with another number entirely: 145,000 — as in, 145,000 uniformed soldiers striding down Washington’s 

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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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America’s Drug Wars in Africa: Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million

Both AFRICOM and CENTCOM seem intent on pouring money into Africa’s Drug War, an effort that had produced few successes.

February 09th, 2018

By Nick Turse

America’s Drug Wars in Africa: Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million

2017 was a year of investigations for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).  There was the investigation of the two-star commander of U.S. Army Africa who allegedly sent racy texts to

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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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From Afghanistan to Somalia, US Special Ops Are Getting More But Achieving Less

As wars and interventions have multiplied, as U.S. commandos have spread across the planet, and as terror groups have proliferated, the tempo of operations has jumped dramatically.

January 10th, 2018

By Nick Turse

From Afghanistan to Somalia, US Special Ops Are Getting More But Achieving Less

At around 11 o’clock that night, four Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talons, turboprop Special Operations aircraft, were flying through a moonless sky from Pakistani into Afghan airspace. On board were 199 Army Rangers with orders to 

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Nick Turse

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Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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Sex, Drugs, and Dead Soldiers: What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You To Know

Six people lay lifeless in the filthy brown water. Three of the dead were American commandos.

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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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The US Already Running Special Ops Missions In 105 Countries In 2015

Since 2011 American special forces ops have set foot in 150 of the world’s 196 nations.

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In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan and the U.S. conduct an exercise as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan. Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/AP In the dead of night, they swept in aboard V-22 Osprey

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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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America’s Black-Ops Blackout: Unraveling The Secrets Of The Military’s Secret Military

U.S. Special Operations Forces are likely deployed in more than 100 countries — roughly 60% of the nations on the planet.

January 09th, 2014

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America’s Black-Ops Blackout: Unraveling The Secrets Of The Military’s Secret Military

“Dude, I don’t need to play these stupid games. I know what you’re trying to do.”  With that, Major Matthew Robert Bockholt hung up on me. More than a month before, I had called U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with a series of basic questions: In how many countries were U.S. Special Operations Forces deployed in 2013? Are manpower levels

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Nick Turse

Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the managing editor of TomDispatch, a fellow at the Nation Institute, and a contributing writer for the Intercept. His 2017 Harper’s magazine article, “Ghost Nation,” is a finalist for an American Society of Magazine Editors award. His website is NickTurse.com.

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