Trump Pardons 2 Army Officers Accused of War Crimes

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Nov 16, 2019 The ACLU blasts the clemency action for Mathew Golsteyn and Clint Lorance as an "utterly shameful use of presidential powers." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Myth America Tells Itself About Afghanistan

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 27, 2019 Washington is finally conceding the country's rural provinces to the Taliban. In truth, it never really controlled them to begin with. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Legacy of Infinite War

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Aug 6, 2018 While so much about the War on Terror ... turned Global War on Terrorism ... turned World War IV ... turned “infinite war” ... seems repetitious, the troops most associated with this conflict—the U.S. Special Operations forces—have seen changes galore. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Iraq, Afghanistan and Other Special Ops ‘Successes’

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Oct 26, 2015 U.S. special operations forces deployed to a record-shattering 147 countries in 2015 -- 75 percent of the nations on the planet, a jump of 145 percent since the Bush administration. I pursued that record of “success” with a few experts on the subject. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Green Berets on the Hunt for Kony

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2012 It seems the viral horde that spread the message of African warlord Joseph Kony got what it wanted, or maybe just had it all along. For about six months, U.S. Green Berets have been training and supporting soldiers in four nations on the hunt for the Lord's Resistance Army leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hearts and Minds Redux

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2009 "Decapitation strategies don't work." Those words, uttered by the newly named U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, mark a shift in the military strategy in Afghanistan. Yes, indeed -- it seems to have taken the Pentagon eight years to realize that "you're going to have to convince people, not kill them." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )