Stories by Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the associate editor of TomDispatch.com and a senior editor at AlterNet. His latest book is The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Verso).

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The Crash and Burn Future of Robot Warfare

Posted on Jan 15, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

What 70 downed drones tell us about the new American way of war.

The Drone That Fell From the Sky: What a Busted Robot Airplane Tells Us About the American Empire in 2012 and Beyond

Posted on Dec 20, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

The drone increasingly looks less like a winning weapon than a machine for generating opposition and enemies.

Startling New Evidence Shows US Troops Helped Despotic Regimes Battle the Arab Spring Uprisings

Posted on Dec 13, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

During 2011, U.S. troops regularly partnered with and trained the security forces of numerous regimes that were actively beating back democratic protests.

Who Are the Dudes and the Vipers, and Why Are They Bombing the Afghans?

Posted on Dec 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The U.S. Air Force continues to bomb Afghanistan -- the civilian toll remains unknown.

NYPD Snoop Declares Zuccotti Park A “Soft Target” for Terrorists: Really?

Posted on Nov 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Plainclothes cop says the NYPD response to OWS is meant to stop the next 9/11, but a newly alleged terror plot suggests the police may have put protesters at increased risk.

Dispatches From the Day of Action: Occupy Wall Street Takes the Financial District and the Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on Nov 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

At its do-or-die moment, Occupy Wall Street holds firm, takes to the streets and lives to protest another day.

OWS Fight Is Far from Over: Explosive Actions on 2-Month Anniversary of Movement

Posted on Nov 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The 99 percent showed up around the city to stand in solidarity with the evicted occupiers and express their support for a growing movement.

The US Has Been Bombing Iraq Since 1991 Without Stopping--Until Now

Posted on Nov 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A top general told AlterNet that the U.S. military is preparing to end the longest air war in history.

'Go. Leave. You Can't Be Here': What Happened When I Tried to Investigate the Connection Between the NYPD and Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti's Owners

Posted on Nov 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why did a police officer declare my reporting "illegal" just days before the pre-dawn raid on the OWS encampment?

The Air Force Song and Dance Troupe? What the Military's Holiday Spectacular Tells Us About Changing Times for US Empire

Posted on Nov 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

An all-singing, all-dancing guide to changes in the Pentagon’s foreign base world.

What Happened When I Tried to Get Some Answers About the Creepy NYPD Watchtower Monitoring OWS

Posted on Nov 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There’s a metal monster looming over Liberty Square, but don’t ask questions about it or else.

Investigation Finds U.S. Military Drones Have Flown Close to 3 Million Hours

Posted on Nov 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Data provided to AlterNet by the military services reveals massive use of drones, most of their time spent in combat.

Cops Blame Occupy Wall Street for Surge in Shootings But City Wastes Money Policing Nonviolent Protesters

Posted on Oct 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

NYPD floods Wall Street with cops to pen in protesters, then blames Occupy Wall Street for diverting resources as gun violence spikes across the city.

New York Becoming a Police State? Occupy Wall Street Meets the "Ring of Steel" at Liberty Square

Posted on Oct 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

NYPD's metal barricades have militarized the peaceable occupation at Liberty Square and contributed to the creeping homeland security state ethos.

Tarps, Not Spirits, Sag as Storm Soaks Liberty Square

Posted on Oct 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy Wall Street defies weather, feeds the masses -- even “Wall Street capitalists" -- as storm buffets the Big Apple.

Occupy Wall Street: 992 Arrested at Price Tag of More Than $3.4 Million

Posted on Oct 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy Wall Street arrests approach 1,000, while police rake in millions in overtime.

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time

Posted on Oct 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet and TomDispatch

A ground-breaking investigation examines the most secret aspect of America's shadowy drone wars and maps out a world of hidden bases dotting the globe.

Occupy Wall Street Wins Converts, Flummoxes Cops on Global Day of Protest

Posted on Oct 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The flat-foots were caught flatfooted as Occupy Wall Street marchers took to the streets of New York City.

Occupy Wall Street: People Power vs. the Police State

Posted on Oct 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The NYPD has erected a ring of steel around Liberty Plaza, but Occupy Wall Street vows to resist.

Occupy Wall Street Trades in 'The Whole World is Watching' for Watching the Whole World

Posted on Oct 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy Wall Street protesters don’t need old failed ideas, advice from columnists or Barack Obama: they’ve got Tunisia, Egypt and Syria.

Supercommittee Co-Chair Patty Murray Accepts Award from Defense Industry As She Mulls Cuts To Pentagon Budget

Posted on Oct 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why won’t the mainstream media or supercommittee member Patty Murray talk about her award from the defense industry?

Air Force Fears New 'Drug Craze'

Posted on Sep 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Air Force fears epidemic use of the synthetic drugs known as “bath salts," but fails to even track cases.

Will Ties to Pentagon Contractors Push 'Supercommittee' Democrats to Cut Entitlements?

Posted on Sep 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet teams up with Salon and Brave New Foundation to document how Dems on the Congressional "supercommittee" get far more military campaign money and contracts than the GOP.

Obama's Arc of Instability: Destabilizing the World One Region at a Time

Posted on Sep 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet and TomDispatch

The "arc of instability" includes 97 countries. A startling number of these nations are in turmoil, and in every single one of them, Washington is militarily involved.

FedEx and Pepsi Are Top Defense Contractors? 5 Corporate Brands Making a Killing on America’s Wars

Posted on Sep 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Learn which "civilian" companies are making big bucks on today's wars.

Pentagon Profiteers Push Lobbying Assault to Grab More Taxpayer Dollars

Posted on Sep 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Through the "Second to None" campaign, top Pentagon contractors are waging a sophisticated public relations war for the hearts and minds of Americans.

Our Commando War in 120 Countries: Uncovering the Military's Secret Operations In the Obama Era

Posted on Aug 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet and TomDispatch

American secret commandos are carrying out raids in 70 countries--just today. By the end of the year, the number will probably be close to 120.

U.S. Claims to Support Mideast Uprisings... Then Helps Suppress Them

Posted on Apr 28, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

U.S. weapons and assistance support regimes actively suppressing democratic uprisings across the Middle East, including Yemen.

Is the Pentagon Strong-Arming the White House into Subverting Mideast Democratic Uprisings?

Posted on Mar 15, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

The Pentagon and oil-rich nations have pressured the White House to help subvert the popular democratic will sweeping across the greater Middle East.

6 Terrifying New Weapons Being Created by the Pentagon

Posted on Jan 31, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

Here is the Pentagon's battlefield vision of tomorrow.

Empire: The Pentagon Can Barely Keep Track of Its Thousands of Bases

Posted on Jan 9, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

A count of U.S. bases abroad would be a tiny first step in the necessary process of downsizing the global mission -- and we don't even have that.

How the Pentagon Tries to Influence What Books You Can Read About Afghanistan

Posted on Oct 15, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

A marketplace filled with books by former military men devoted to tweaking, enhancing, and improving war-fighting capabilities cries out for some counterbalance.

So You Think Know About the American Empire? -- 11 Questions to Test Your Knowledge

Posted on Sep 14, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

Now’s your chance to pit your wits (and your ability to suspend disbelief) against the best the Pentagon has to offer.

For the People of Afghanistan, Things Have Gone from Bad to Worse

Posted on Sep 12, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

For years, American leaders have hailed the way Afghans are supposedly benefiting from the U.S. role in their country. They're not.

5 Jaw-Dropping Stories in Wikileaks' Archives Begging for National Attention

Posted on Sep 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Many files, beyond the Afghan War Diary and the 'Collateral Murder' video, continue to hide in plain sight on Wikileaks’ Web site.

Why Can't Mainstream American Journalists Tell the Truth About the Horrors of America's Wars?

Posted on Jul 13, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

Sebastian Junger's new documentary "Restrepo" presents the story of US soldiers at an isolated combat outpost, keeping Afghan suffering safely off the screen.

Super Pentagon Conflict of Interest: Advisors Rake in Billions

Posted on Feb 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The same people who sell the Pentagon billions of dollars in technology are advising the Pentagon on what scientific and technical matters to focus on in the years to come.

Totally Occupied: 700 Military Bases Spread Across Afghanistan

Posted on Feb 10, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

Existing in the shadows, the US base-building program is staggering in size and scope and also extraordinarily expensive.

Robots Will Soon Do All Our Killing for Us

Posted on Jan 25, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

In the years ahead, unmanned machines will increasingly fight our wars.

Mercenaries, Robot Planes and the CIA Produce Lethal Mix for Secret Afghan War

Posted on Jan 11, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

In Afghanistan, a militarized mix of CIA operatives and ex-military mercenaries as well as native recruits and robot aircraft is fighting a war in the shadows.

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