Nick Turse is an investigative reporter, a fellow at the Type Media Center, the managing editor of TomDispatch.com, a contributing writer at The Intercept, and the co-founder of Dispatch Books.
Nick Turse is an investigative reporter, a fellow at the Type Media Center, the managing editor of TomDispatch.com, a contributing writer at The Intercept, and the co-founder of Dispatch Books.
Nick Turse / TruthdigFeb 19, 2014
In 2012, the Pentagon kicked off a 13-year program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, complete with a sprawling website that includes a “history and education” component. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigDec 21, 2011
The skies seem full of falling drones these days. The most publicized of them made headlines when Iran announced that its military had taken possession of an advanced American remotely piloted spy aircraft, thought to be an RQ-170 Sentinel. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigDec 14, 2011
As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon forged ever deeper ties with some of the region's most repressive regimes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigMay 18, 2011
If you follow the words, one Middle East comes into view; if you follow the weapons, quite another. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigApr 22, 2011
“Riley and his story Me and my outrage You and us” is a piece of art and a historical document It’s a war story and a meditation on memory as well as a rumination on its absence“Riley and his story” is art and history. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigMar 18, 2011
The lone living top commander implicated in a slaughter of civilians and cover-up has written a history of the US 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and what his book does not say could have grim and far-reaching consequencesWhat a new history of the U 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam does not say could have grim and far-reaching consequences. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TruthdigJan 14, 2011
The anti-war publications of the Vietnam era have given way to how-to manuals by former military men who seldom deal with moral aspects of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.The anti-war publications of the Vietnam era have given way to how-to manuals that seldom deal with moral aspects. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchJan 9, 2019
“Undocumented bases are immune to oversight by the public and often even Congress,” says author David Vine about outposts kept off the books. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchFeb 9, 2018
The U.S. Africa Command and Central Command squanders $500 million fighting a drug war in a scandal that catches the essence of what may be the true opioid crisis of 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchJan 10, 2018
Since U.S. commandos went to war in 2001, the size of Special Operations Command has doubled. As its numbers have grown, so has its global reach. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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