Cameroonian Troops Tortured and Killed Prisoners at Base Used for U.S. Drone Surveillance
A new report by Amnesty International and research by Forensic Architecture shows U.S. personnel were regularly near where detainees say torture occurred.
Nick Turse
Nick Turse is a contributing writer for The Intercept, reporting on national security and foreign policy. He is the author, most recently, of "Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan," as well as "Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa," and "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam." He has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Nation, and Village Voice, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for Investigative Reporting, a James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Turse is a fellow at The Nation Institute and the managing editor of TomDispatch.com.
Contacts:
- @nickturse on X
- SecureDrop
Posts:
How the Pentagon Uses “Jeopardy” to Train Its Special Operations Forces
At Joint Special Operations University, soldiers are trained with an interactive video game that uses knockoffs of “Jeopardy” and “$25,000 Pyramid.” It's kind of lame.
U.S. Special Operations Numbers Surge in Africa’s Shadow Wars
Africa has seen the most dramatic growth in the deployment of America’s elite troops of any region of the globe over the past decade.
Pentagon Video Warns of “Unavoidable" Dystopian Future for World's Biggest Cities
The video, used by the Joint Special Operations University, states that megacities will be breeding grounds for "adversaries and hybrid threats," and that the U.S. Army is unprepared.
U.S. Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa
A new base outside Agadez, Niger, will host a fleet of MQ-9 drones and serve as a regional hub for U.S. counter-terror missions.
Documents Show U.S. Military Expands Reach of Special Operations Programs
The number of Joint Combined Exchange Training programs jumped 13 percent as the countries involved reached 87, a third more than a year earlier, The Intercept has learned.
Amid Unrest, South Sudanese Journalist Arrested
Alfred Taban, a prominent South Sudanese journalist and editor-in-chief of the <em>Juba Monitor</em>, was arrested by National Security Service agents on Saturday.
Violence Haunts South Sudan as Civil War Flares
South Sudan’s civil war began in December 2013, decimated the town of Leer in 2015, and flared again last week, leading to five days of violence that left hundreds dead.
Leaked Data Reveals How the U.S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police With Little Oversight
A joint investigation by <em>The Intercept</em> and <em>100Reporters</em>, using diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, shows the shadowy network of U.S. programs that every year provides instruction to approximately 200,000 foreign soldiers, police, and other personnel.
In Africa, the U.S. Military Sees Enemies Everywhere
Across Africa, 1,700 Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets, and other military personnel are carrying out 78 distinct “mission sets” in more than 20 nations, according to documents obtained by <em>The Intercept</em>.