Our 21st Century Thucydides

In such powerful books as Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam; The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives; The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare; and Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa, award-winning investigative journalist and historian Nick Turse has established himself as one of the premier experts on the militarization of American Society and the deadly consequences to the world of that imperial aggrandizement and belligerency. Crucial to enhancement and expansion of the empire are Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercises and engagements. Here are two penetrating articles by Turse this topic: Secret Warfare: U.S. Special Forces Expand Training to Allies With Histories of Abuse; and Nothing Succeeds Like Failure (with Tom Engelhardt).

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