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FOCUS: Nick Turse | AFRICOM Calls for My "Elimination" (From Their Daily Media Reports) 

Nick Turse, TomDispatch
Turse writes: "Documents I obtained from AFRICOM via the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the command may never know this article even exists, even though it's already mentioned AFRICOM 15 times."
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Nick Turse | US Military Says It Has a "Light Footprint" in Africa. These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases

01 December 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Nick Turse | US Military Says It Has a "Light Footprint" in Africa. These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases  Nick Turse, The Intercept Turse writes: "The US military has long insisted that it maintains a 'light footprint' in Africa, and there have been reports of proposed drawdowns in special operations forces and closures of outposts on the continent, due to a 2017 ambush in Niger and an increasing focus on rivals like China and Russia." READ MORE Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman laughs with Vladimir Putin. (photo: Getty) CIA: Saudi Crown Prince Sent 11 Text Messages to Adviser Who Oversaw Khashoggi Killing at Time of His Death Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill Rodrigo writes: "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent at least 11 messages to his adviser, who oversaw the effort to kill Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, around the time of Khashoggi's killing, according to a classified CIA report obtained by The Wall Street Journal." READ MORE Republican Mark Harris. (photo: Nell Redmond/AP) New Election Possible After North Carolina Republican Accused of Stealing Ballots From Elderly Black Voters Jack Crosbie, Splinter News Crosbie writes: "On Thursday, we wrote about the extremely weird goings on in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District, where Republican Mark Harris beat Democrat Dan McCready by as few as 905 votes, according to unofficial returns." READ MORE 18-year-old Luis Gustavo Lopez was attacked at his father's tire shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. (photo: Veronica Lopez) Man Who Shouted "I'm Here to Kill a Mexican," Then Attacked a Latino Father, Won't Be Charged With Hate Crime Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune Tanner writes: "A man accused of beating a Latino father and son outside their Salt Lake City tire shop while yelling about how he wanted to kill a Mexican was charged Friday - but he does not face any enhancements for a hate crime." READ MORE Rep. Steve King (photo: Tom Williams/Roll Call) Steve King Faces Call for Congressional Censure After Latest Racist Remark Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress Barnes writes: "Dozens of civic and civil rights groups have signed a letter demanding that Congress censure Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and deny him any future position in leadership, following remarks this month in which he referred to Mexican immigrants as 'dirt.'" READ MORE Heavy rain and flooding has put additional strain on the nearly 6,000 people living in the camp. (photo: Hannah McKay/Reuters) Heavy Rain Turns Tijuana Asylum Seeker Camp to Mud Nidia Bautista, Al Jazeera Bautista writes: "As heavy downpours Thursday night flooded the already unsanitary encampment in Tijuana's northern side where thousands of Central American asylum seekers are being housed, authorities began moving small groups to a new government-run indoor shelter, 20km east of the US-Mexico border." READ MORE Imja Tso, a glacial lake, did not exist on trekking maps 30 years ago. Today it is 2 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide. (photo: Kunda Dixit/Nepali Times) In Mount Everest Region, World's Highest Glaciers Are Vanishing Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times Dixit writes: "For many tourists trekking to Mount Everest Base Camp, the trip is an adventure of a lifetime. The thin clear air, stark landscape and ice-tipped peaks pierce the inky sky providing Instagram backdrops." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

MUST READ! FOCUS: Nick Turse | The US Military Is Winning. No, Really, It Is! A Simple Equation Proves That the US Armed Forces Have Triumphed in the War on Terror

THIS IS LENGTHY BUT A MUST READ!  
JARED DIAMOND WROTE A BREATHTAKING BOOK ABOUT FAILED SOCIETIES THAT WORTH READING. WE KNOW WHAT CAUSES TERRORISM, WE KNOW HOW TO SOLVE IT. 

THE CHINESE ARE INVESTING IN AFRICA, BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPROVING THE LIVES IN THOSE SOCIETIES WHILE AMERICA BANKRUPTS ITSELF ON THE MILITARY. 

SAD COMMENTARY! 

06 September 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Nick Turse | The US Military Is Winning. No, Really, It Is! A Simple Equation Proves That the US Armed Forces Have Triumphed in the War on Terror  Nick Turse, TomDispatch Turse writes: "4,000,000,029,057. Remember that number. It's going to come up again later." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

FOCUS: Nick Turse | New Video Shows More Atrocities by Cameroon, a Key US Ally in Drone Warfare

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FOCUS: Nick Turse | New Video Shows More Atrocities by Cameroon, a Key US Ally in Drone Warfare 

Nick Nurse, The Intercept
Turse writes: "Gunshots ring out as the troops advance down a dirt road. One of them, in full combat gear - helmet, camouflage uniform, automatic weapon - clowns for the camera and sticks out his tongue. A sergeant next to him says, in French, 'This is a kamikaze mission!'"
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FOCUS: Nick Turse | US Secret Wars in Africa Rage on Despite Talk of Downsizing

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FOCUS: Nick Turse | US Secret Wars in Africa Rage on Despite Talk of Downsizing 

Nick Turse, The Intercept
Turse writes: "U.S. soldiers - including two commandos – were killed in an ambush in Niger. Since then, talk of U.S. special operations in Africa has centered on missions being curtailed and troop levels cut."
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Nick Turse | Cameroon Is a Close US Ally - and Its Soldiers Carried Out a Shocking Execution of Women and Children

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Nick Turse | Cameroon Is a Close US Ally - and Its Soldiers Carried Out a Shocking Execution of Women and Children 

Nick Turse, The Intercept
Turse writes: "A soldier walks alone down a dirt road with an automatic rifle strapped to his back. It's an innocuous beginning to a disturbing video."
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Tom Engelhardt | Three Failing Experiments: Mine, America's, and Humanity's
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "There was a period in my later life when I used to say that, from the age of 20 to my late sixties, I was always 40 years old; I was, that is, an old young man and a young old one. Tell that to my legs now."
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House Freedom Caucus leaders Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH). (photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Republicans' Attempt to Impeach Rod Rosenstein Is a Total Clown Show. Here Are the Receipts.
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "House Freedom Caucus leaders Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Suffice it to say the five articles Meadows and Jordan put together fail to make a persuasive case that Rosenstein needs to go."
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Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, proposed requiring that student borrowers seeking debt relief prove that they had fallen into financial distress or that their colleges knowingly deceived them. (photo: Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

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Betsy DeVos Proposes to Curtail Debt Relief for Defrauded Students
Erica L. Green, The New York Times
Green writes: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed on Wednesday to curtail Obama administration loan forgiveness rules for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, requiring that student borrowers show they have fallen into hopeless financial straits or prove that their colleges knowingly deceived them."
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Racist US Lawmaker Forced to Quit After Sacha Baron Cohen Show
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Excerpt: "A U.S. lawmaker who yelled racial slurs and dropped his pants on a prank cable TV show after being told it would intimidate terrorists offered a terse resignation letter to the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives late Tuesday."
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Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has promised a 'new Pakistan' that is free of corruption. (photo: Amjum Naveed/AP)

Imran Khan Claims Victory in Pakistan Elections
Memphis Barker, Guardian UK
Barker writes: "The former international cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan's general election, hailing what he described as 'the fairest' vote in the country's history, despite widespread allegations it was rigged in favour of his Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party."
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These Six Species Are About to Be Sacrificed for the Oil and Gas Industry
Jake Bullinger, Guardian UK
Bullinger writes: "Republican-led changes to the Endangered Species Act put plants and animals across America at risk. Here are the ones you should be most concerned about."
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FOCUS: Nick Turse | Commandos Sans Frontieres, the Global Growth of US Special Operations Forces

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FOCUS: Nick Turse | Commandos Sans Frontieres, the Global Growth of US Special Operations Forces 

Nick Turse, TomDispatch
Turse writes: "Early last month, at a tiny military post near the tumbledown town of Jamaame in Somalia, small arms fire began to ring out as mortar shells crashed down. When the attack was over, one Somali soldier had been wounded - and had that been the extent of the casualties, you undoubtedly would never have heard about it."
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RSN: Nick Turse | Narco-Corruption, ISIS 3.0, and the Terror Drone Attack That Never Happened, Pentagon Documents Detail Dystopian Dangers

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RSN: Nick Turse | Narco-Corruption, ISIS 3.0, and the Terror Drone Attack That Never Happened, Pentagon Documents Detail Dystopian Dangers

MUST READ: Nick Turse | Drug Wars, Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million. Pentagon Watchdog Calls Out Two Commands for Financial Malfeasance

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FOCUS: Nick Turse | Drug Wars, Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million. Pentagon Watchdog Calls Out Two Commands for Financial Malfeasance 

Nick Turse, TomDispatch 
Turse writes: "There was the investigation of an alleged massacre of civilians by American special operators in Somalia. And don't forget the inquiry into the killing of four Special Forces soldiers by Islamic State militants in Niger. And then there was the investigation that hardly anyone heard about, that didn't spark a single headline. And still, the question remains: Whatever became of that $500 million?" 
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