Happy Native American Heritage Month From the Army That Brought You the Trail of Tears
After 250 years of armed attacks, forced relocations, ethnic cleansing, and genocide of Native Americans, the U.S. military wants to celebrate.
Nick Turse
Nick Turse is the editor of TomDispatch and a senior reporter for The Intercept, covering national security and foreign policy. He has reported from conflict zones from Libya and Somalia to Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the author, most recently, of “Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan” and the New York Times bestseller “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.” Turse has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Harpers, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for investigative reporting, a Military Reporters & Editors Association Award for Best Overseas Coverage, and a Deadline Club Award for Reporting by Independent Digital Media.
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The War on Immigrants
“Absolutely Insane”: Pentagon Officials on Trump’s Military Deportation Plan
Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.
America’s Shadow War in Yemen Has Its Own Racist Military Swag
A photo of the “Houthi Hunting Club” patch — which disappeared from the Pentagon’s website — shows how the U.S. dehumanizes its enemies.
U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-Fighting Forces
The Pentagon explored the AI software for research, but the new deal is the first by a combatant command whose mission is one of killing.
When Blood Money Isn’t Enough: Raytheon Admits to Defrauding Pentagon
RTX’s bombs regularly kill children and civilians. It does white-collar crimes too, according to a $950 million fraud and bribery settlement this week.
How Much Does Israel’s War Cost the U.S.? Don’t Ask the State Department.
An exchange with spokesperson Matt Miller over one year of U.S. military aid to Israel totaling more than $22.76 billion raised more questions than it answered.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s Year of Killing, Maiming, Starving, and Terrorizing the People of Gaza
Taking stock of the human toll of one year of destruction in the densely packed Gaza Strip.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s Bloody Record of Bombing Schools in Gaza
Israel has bombed nearly 85 percent of Gaza’s schools in the past year, killing hundreds of children and displaced Palestinians.
The National Guard Knows Its Armories Have Dangerous Lead Contamination, Putting Kids and Soldiers At Risk
An Intercept investigation reveals that the Army National Guard has known about poisonous lead dust at armories open to the public for years, but is doing little to respond.
Israel’s War on Gaza
U.S. Army Is Upgrading an Israeli Base to Make Room for New Boeing Jets
In addition to billions in weapons, the U.S. military is renovating an air base in the south of Israel, according to a new contract.