Under Pressure, Iran Admits It Shot Down Jetliner by Mistake

NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 The admission raises the question about why it didn't shut down airspace amid fears of "all-out conflict" with U.S. over missile strikes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Puerto Rico, Military Schools to Lose Money for Trump’s Border Fencing

ANDREW TAYLOR and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2019 The Pentagon says it will divert $3.6 billion from projects in the U.S. and overseas; outraged Democrats say they won't re-fund them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Great Flood

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 29, 2019 Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pentagon Seeks Site to House 5,000 Migrant Children

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house thousands unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Mystery Military Bases the Pentagon Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jan 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 )

A Glimpse Into the U.S. Warfare State Abyss

By John Bachar Oct 29, 2018 To climb out or sink in endlessly—that is the question. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Administration’s Plan for Immigrant Children: Send Them to Military Bases

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 16, 2018 The Department of Health and Human Services is surveying military sites to house children who are separated from their parents at the border or who arrive unaccompanied by an adult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America the Pariah

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 30, 2018 The U.S. culture of militarism represents the dark side of our exceptionalist project. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Great Flood

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 10, 2017 Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How U.S. Military Bases Back Dictators and Military Regimes

By David Vine / TomDispatch May 18, 2017 Critics of President Trump's public support for authoritarian rulers generally ignore the long-standing support U.S. presidents have offered repressive regimes over the decades. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Secret Documents Reveal a Constellation of American Military Bases Across Africa

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Apr 27, 2017 While the U.S. maintains a vast empire of military installations around the world with huge, hard-to-miss complexes in Europe and Asia, bases in Africa have been far better hidden. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Sep 4, 2012 In early 2010, the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) claimed that it had nearly 400 bases in Afghanistan. Today, a military spokesperson tells TomDispatch, the total tops around 550. And when you add in small checkpoints and foreign military installations of every type, the official count reaches a whopping 1,500 sites. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )