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Propaganda, Confrontation and Profit
Propaganda, Confrontation and Profit The waves, the artificial tides of anti-Russian propaganda continue to beat upon the ears and eyes of Western citizens, spurred by Washington politicians and bureaucrats whose motives vary from deviously duplicitous to blatantly commercial. It is no coincidence that there has been vastly increased expenditure on US weaponry by Eastern European […]
America’s Military-Industrial Addiction
America’s Military-Industrial Addiction Polls show that Americans are tired of endless wars in faraway lands, but many cheer President Trump’s showering money on the Pentagon and its contractors, a paradox that President Eisenhower foresaw, writes JP Sottile. The Military-Industrial Complex has loomed over America ever since President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of its growing influence […]
Busting Upward the Military Budget
Busting Upward the Military Budget The Trump administration and Congress are in accord on one thing: the budget constraints on military spending must be busted to sustain overseas bases and to fund local pork projects, writes Ivan Eland. Although the Senate and House of Representatives have both passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal […]
More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea
More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea Trump’s UN speech makes it clear that Trump’s presidency, in terms of his campaign promise to remove Washington from the “policeman of the world” role, exit the Middle East, and repair the damaged relations with Russia, is over. The CIA and […]
The danger of patriotism
The danger of patriotism My friends, it is frightening how simple we are and how easily we are manipulated simply because we are intellectually lazy. The U.S. establishment has confused cause and effect by and through a flag-waving mania in America. “Patriotism” throughout history has covered a multitude of mischief. We are seeing it now! […]
We Need to Admit the Government Story About 9/11 is Bullshit
We Need to Admit the Government Story About 9/11 is Bullshit It wasn’t just me of course. It was an entire nation that was callously manipulated in the aftermath of that tragedy. The courage and generosity exhibited by so many New Yorkers and others throughout the country and indeed the world was rapidly transformed into […]
Donald Trump Finally Comes Out of the Closet
Donald Trump Finally Comes Out of the Closet The firing of Steve Bannon is in my opinion the most significant event to happen during the Trump administration thus far. Moreover, it will have massive reverberations across the U.S. political spectrum for years and years to come. I wasn’t planning on writing today, but this news […]
If War Comes, Don’t Blame the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ – Things Are Even Worse Than You Think
If War Comes, Don’t Blame the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ – Things Are Even Worse Than You Think As the drumbeat intensifies for what might turn out to be anything but a «splendid little war» against North Korea, it is appropriate to take stock of the ongoing, seemingly successful effort to strip President Donald Trump of his […]
Red Hysteria Engulfs Washington
Red Hysteria Engulfs Washington President Dwight Eisenhower’s warning about the dangers of the military-industrial complex made half a century ago ring as loud and clear today. The soft coup being mounted against the Trump government by America’s ‘deep state’ reached a new intensity this week as special interests battled for control of Washington. The newly […]
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer IN JANUARY, 1961, Dwight Eisenhower delivered his farewell address after serving two terms as U.S. president; the five-star general chose to warn Americans of this specific threat to democracy: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought […]
Wolf Blitzer Is Worried Defense Contractors Will Lose Jobs if U.S. Stops Arming Saudi Arabia
Wolf Blitzer Is Worried Defense Contractors Will Lose Jobs if U.S. Stops Arming Saudi Arabia SEN. RAND PAUL’S expression of opposition to a $1.1 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia — which has been brutally bombing civilian targets in Yemen using U.S.-made weapons for more than a year now — alarmed CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday […]
Defence industry poised for billion dollar profits from global riot ‘contagion’
Riot gear on sale at the 2015 Milipol security expo in Paris (Credit: IB Times) Defence industry poised for billion dollar profits from global riot ‘contagion’ Forecasts of relentless civil unrest in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia seen as massive ‘investment opportunity’ The next five years will see the international market for […]
Tomgram: William Hartung, What a Waste, the U.S. Military
Tomgram: William Hartung, What a Waste, the U.S. Military Late last year, I spent some time digging into the Pentagon’s “reconstruction” efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, countries it invaded in 2001 and 2003 in tandem with a chosen crew of warrior corporations. As a story of fabled American can-do in distant lands, both proved genuinely dismal no-can-do tales, […]
