Lethality Beyond the Pale by Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch In those first minutes, they’ll be stunned. Eyes fixed in a thousand-yard stare, nerve endings numbed. They’ll just stand there. Soon, you’ll notice that they are holding their arms out… Continue Reading
Waterboarding Americans and the Redefinition of Torture by Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch Try to remain calm — even as you begin to feel your chest tighten and your heart race. Try not to panic as water starts flowing into… Continue Reading
(Provided Your Home is the Middle East) By Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch A billion dollars from the federal government: that kind of money could go a long way toward revitalizing a country’s aging infrastructure. It could provide housing or better water… Continue Reading
How the Empire Changed Its Face, But Not Its Nature By Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch They looked like a gang of geriatric giants. Clad in smart casual attire — dress shirts, sweaters, and jeans — and incongruous blue hospital booties,… Continue Reading
Total Tops Iraq at That War’s Height By Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch Afghanistan may turn out to be one of the great misbegotten “stimulus packages” of the modern era, a construction boom in the middle of nowhere with materials largely… Continue Reading