Noam Chomsky: The Imperial Way by Noam Chomsky 15 February 2012 TomDispatch via truthout.org Sailors direct aircraft on the flight deck of the carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the North Arabian Sea, January 10, 2012. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) ALSO SEE: “Losing” the World: American Decline in Perspective In the More
The US Has Special Operations Forces in How Many Countries? The Bush administration had special operations forces in 60 countries. Today, that number is 75—and it’s rising. Nick Turse | Mon Sep. 19, 2011 12:28 PM PDT Mother Jones This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. US Army soldiers conduct a patrol through More
Blood on Whose Hands? Bradley Manning, Washington, and the Blood of Civilians By Chase Madar January 19, 2012 TomDispatch Who in their right mind wants to talk about, think about, or read a short essay about… civilian war casualties? What a bummer, this topic, especially since our Afghan, Iraq, and other ongoing wars were advertised as More
Making Repression Our Business The Pentagon’s Secret Training Missions in the Middle East Nick Turse December 13, 2011 Tom Dispatch 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 acted decisively. It forged ever More
The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's Tom Engelhardt, creator of the vital website TomDispatch.com, takes a scalpel to the American urge to dominate the globe. Tracing developments from 9/11 to late last night, this is an unforgettable anatomy of a disaster that is yet to end. Since 2001, Tom Engelhardt has More
