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“If the present is any guide, government-sanctioned, counterfeit history is in your future.”

Quote by Nick Turse

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Nick Turse, born in 1975, is an accomplished journalist known for his focus on the deployment and impact of American military forces worldwide, particularly their effects on civilian life. Turse's work often uncovers the truths behind military operations, earning him widespread acclaim. more

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“Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on your doorstep - not once in a blue moon, but once a month or a week or a day.”

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“The military has a very long relationship with Hollywood that dates back to the silent film era.”

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“The true history of Vietnamese civilian suffering does not fit comfortably into America's preferred postwar narrative - the tale of a conflict nobly fought by responsible commanders and good American boys, who should not be tainted by the occasional mistakes of a few 'bad apples' in their midst.”

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“Scientists are supposed to live in ivory towers. Their darkrooms and their vibration-proof benches are supposed to isolate their activities from the disturbances of common life. What they tell us is supposed to be for the ages, not for the next election. But the reality may be otherwise.”

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