US Wars and Military Action

20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice.

20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice. 20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice.

Congress continues to debate changes to the military justice system after decades of scandals, investigatory panels and trials have failed to stem the sexual assault epidemic. ...

Feb 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t

The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t

A drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed civilians and violated Obama’s targeted killing policies, a new report says. 

Feb 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq

Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq

The Pentagon’s whitewashed history of the Vietnam War provokes troubling questions about how the invasion of Iraq will one day be remembered.

Feb 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."

Feb 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

The Philippines Raises a Chinese Bogeyman

The Philippines Raises a Chinese Bogeyman The Philippines Raises a Chinese Bogeyman

President Benigno Aquino compares China’s offshore assertiveness to Hitler’s Sudetenland grab.

Feb 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect

Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect

To prevent mental illness in American soldiers, bring them home.

Feb 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan

The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan

War is just another game the US loves to play.

Feb 4, 2014 / Robert Scheer

Fluffy Bunny and Happy Mouse in ‘Support the Drones’

Fluffy Bunny and Happy Mouse in ‘Support the Drones’ Fluffy Bunny and Happy Mouse in ‘Support the Drones’

Fluffy Bunny explains the intricacies of US drone policy to his friend Happy Mouse. 

Feb 4, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

America’s Secret War in 134 Countries

America’s Secret War in 134 Countries America’s Secret War in 134 Countries

The deployment of US Special Operations forces is a growing form of overseas power projection.

Jan 16, 2014 / Nick Turse

Why Does Obama Want to Extend a War He Doesn’t Believe In?

Why Does Obama Want to Extend a War He Doesn’t Believe In? Why Does Obama Want to Extend a War He Doesn’t Believe In?

Obama wants another decade of war in Afghanistan—but a new book says he’s already lost faith in the mission. 

Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / George Zornick

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