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Military
On Building Armies (and Watching Them Fail)
Andrew Bacevich traces the sorry history of US nation- and army-building from the battlefields of Vietnam to the festering wars of today.
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One Man’s Mission: Justice for Iraq
Bert Sacks has been seeking justice for Iraq since the 1990s. Nothing the US government has thrown at him thus far has slowed him down.
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.
US Special Ops Forces Have Deployed in 135 Nations
This year is proving to be record-breaking year for the military's secret military.
Obama Chooses Openly Gay Man to Lead Army
President Obama took the historic step Friday of naming an openly gay man to head the Army. If confirmed, it would be a nation first.
Garrisoning the Globe: How US Military Bases Abroad Undermine National Security
Such bases helped lock us inside a permanently militarized society.
US Special Ops Missions in Africa Fail to Stem Rise of Human Rights Abuses
Since 9 11, the continent has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.
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Four Responses to Military Failure in Washington
In an era when there has been failure aplenty for the US military, disappointing results like these have become the new norm.
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Readjusting to Neoliberal Economy Creates New Trauma for Returning Veterans
US veterans who fought overseas are being forced into lives of increasing levels of precarity.
Tiny Guam, Huge US Marine Base Expansions
An expansion of the military will only degrade both the environment and the native Chamorro people.