Must Read Articles (October 26 – November 1)
Soldiers with the 7th Iraqi Army Division and service members with Military Transition Team 7 pick up trash at the Al Asad oasis and palm grove. (Cpl. J. Jones/US Marine Corps) Ring of Fire: Why Our Military’s Toxic Burn Pits Are Making Soldiers Sick By Katie Drummond The Verge In this week’s most disturbing and comprehensive exposé, Katie Drummond reveals the alarming extent of the U.S. military’s pollution problem and its devastating effects on soldiers and their families. The Snowden Leaks and the Public By Alan Rusbridger The New York Review of Books The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, reflects on his experience with British officials who opted for archaic tactics such as smashing hard drives that held Snowden information in a technological world where information is no longer that easy to stifle. A Game of Shark and Minnow By Jeff Himmelman The New York Times Magazine Jeff Himmelman analyzes the geopolitical battleground for control of the South China Sea and ...