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Death and Disappearance: Inside the World of Privatized War
The Trump administration is considering handing the Afghan war over to private companies.
Bolton’s Notepad Ominously Reads, “5,000 Troops to Colombia”
Less troops in Afghanistan would mean that they could be redeployed to Latin America.
Afghanistan Set the Stage for the US’s Implosion
The US's 10-year proxy war laid the foundation for the endless wars that have followed.
US Troops Are a “Sitting Target” in Syria — It’s Time to Bring Them Home
In Syria, a suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the northern city of Manbij on Wednesday, killing 19 people.
Ground Zero Nagasaki: Living the Nuclear Past — and Future
We must remember Nagasaki, not just for the sake of history, but for our future.
Bases, Bases, Everywhere — Except in the Pentagon’s Report
Al-Tanf, a US military base in Syria, was never on the Pentagon’s books.
Will Trump Consign Humans to the Fate of the Dinosaurs?
As humanity has armed itself ever more lethally, it has transformed itself into the equivalent of so many asteroids.
Pentagon Rings in New Year With Joke About Dropping Massive Bombs on People
As people across the world celebrated the New Year, the US military thought it was funny to joke about dropping bombs.
What Fresh Hell in 2019? Your Guess Is as Good as Mine.
We have the power to tilt this sad, strange world ever so slightly on its axis.
Bring the Troops Home — But Stop the Bombing, Too
In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries.