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 )

Buttering Up the Pentagon

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Feb 20, 2018 The newly released National Defense Strategy offers a glimpse at how the Pentagon’s vision of future global policy manages to provide something for each of its services and their corporate backers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Worldwide, Special Ops Forces Achieve Less With More

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jan 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 )

Russian War Game Sparks Anxiety but No Trouble

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Nov 1, 2017 The U.S. frets when the Kremlin moves past the Russian border, but it would never pull its special operations units away from the country's doorstep. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed to 137 Nations—So Far—in 2017

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jun 27, 2017 A lack of meaningful strategic results from these deployment levels has not led Washington to raise fundamental questions about ways the U.S. employs its elite forces. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

A Military Leviathan Has Emerged as America’s 51st and Most Powerful State

By William J. Astore / TomDispatch Mar 25, 2016 A military increasingly divorced from ordinary Americans blends soldiers with privatized mercenaries, empowers commanders to cash in on retirement and wields a quasi-missionary imperial force in at least 135 countries. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Nick Turse on America’s Secret Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The "Kill Anything That Moves" author on the clandestine commandos who operate in as many as 120 countries. Also: An NSA panel says shut it down, a little Persian history, and Arthur Yorinks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Black-Ops Blackout

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Jan 9, 2014 “Dude, I don’t need to play these stupid games. I know what you’re trying to do.” With that, Maj. Matthew Robert Bockholt hung up on me. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )