Military

Pentagon Refuses To Abide by Transparency Laws

Megan Rose / ProPublica Feb 2, 2023 Despite a 2016 law requiring transparency, new Pentagon rules keep many military court records secret. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Loves Wasting Our Tax Money

Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatch Mar 4, 2020 The U.S. spends more than the next seven countries combined on a military that is seemingly incapable of either winning or ending any wars. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Real Reason America Stopped Winning Wars

William Astore / TomDispatch Feb 5, 2020 Trump believes America doesn’t win anymore because we're not ruthless enough, but the truth is much simpler and far less bloody. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The War in Afghanistan Is a Fraud (and Now We Have Proof)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Let’s take a moment to consider the motivations and goals of this 19-year-old military operation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump’s Apologists on the Left Never Had an Excuse

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon Jan 7, 2020 As a candidate in 2016, he praised war crimes and expressed a desire to commit some of his own. No one can claim surprise or betrayal now. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump Fulfills the Wishes of Israel’s Mossad

Jefferson Morley / Independent Media Institute Jan 6, 2020 After vowing to end America's forever wars, the president has thrust the country head-first into a dangerous, likely intractable conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Illegal, Impeachable Act of War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 By assassinating the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the president has committed perhaps his most consequential crime to date. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Iran Denounces U.S. Bombings as Acts of ‘Terrorism’

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 30, 2019 After strikes leave 25 dead, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi calls on Washington to "stop interfering in Iraqi internal affairs." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edward Gallagher, Pardoned by Trump, Called ‘Evil’ by Navy SEALs

The Associated Press Dec 28, 2019 Leaked videos of interviews with SEALs paint a picture of their former platoon leader as “perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Moment the Military-Industrial Complex Became Uncontrollable

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Dec 16, 2019 The underlying trend of the Pentagon's budget has been ever onward and upward. We need to understand why if we're ever going to rein it in. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Pentagon Orders Review of International Student Vetting

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Dec 10, 2019 The directive comes in reaction to last week's deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Is Not Prepared for the Climate Hell It’s Helped Unleash

Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Dec 10, 2019 As the earth's temperature soars, sea levels rise and our biosphere collapses, everything will change. That includes the U.S. military. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )