#MotherJones investigated #AFRICOM (U.S. Africa Command) as a prime example of global #MissionCreep, highlighting how a 💢supposedly #diplomatic & #humanitarian #command rapidly morphed💢 into a vast, sprawling network of #SecretBases, #ProxyTraining, & #counterterrorism missions across the continent
Mission Creep Dispatch: Nick Turse
As part of our special investigation "Mission Creep: US Military Presence Worldwide," we asked a host of military thinkers...
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June 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
#MotherJones investigated #AFRICOM (U.S. Africa Command) as a prime example of global #MissionCreep, highlighting how a 💢supposedly #diplomatic & #humanitarian #command rapidly morphed💢 into a vast, sprawling network of #SecretBases, #ProxyTraining, & #counterterrorism missions across the continent