Nick Turse
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Contributing Writer at The Intercept
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1 week ago |
theintercept.com | Jessica Washington |Nick Turse
The Pentagon is considering scrapping key regulations intended to address sexual assault within the military, according to a memorandum obtained by The Intercept. Advocates for sexual violence prevention and awareness in the armed forces argue that removing these rules would not only potentially violate federal law, it would also have a “chilling effect” on survivors.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Jessica Washington |Nick Turse
9 hours agoSixty-three weapons seized from militants in Pakistan were provided by the U.S. government to Afghan forces during America’s 20-year war, a Post investigation found. PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Jan. 9, 2018, an M4A1 carbine rifle left the Colt’s Manufacturing plant in Connecticut, bound for Afghanistan. …
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3 weeks ago |
theintercept.com | Nick Turse
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the bloated Pentagon budget is a thing of the past. He has welcomed the cost-cutting efforts of Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency on social media, while making a major show of canceling $580 million in Defense Department contracts and grants. The “total cuts” to the Pentagon amount to “800 million in wasteful spending,” Hegseth said.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Nick Turse
5 hours agoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers and military experts said could hurt recruitment without improving soldiers' readiness for battle. In a …
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3 weeks ago |
johnmenadue.com | Nick Turse
Following al Qaeda’s assault on the US, 90 per cent of Americans favoured retaliation. This impulse for revenge resulted in the suffering of millions. It began more than two decades ago. On September 20, 2001, US President George W. Bush declared a war on terror and tolda joint session of Congress (and the American people) that the course of this conflict is not known, yet itsoutcome is certain.
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