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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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What Eisenhower REALLY Said About the “Military Industrial Complex”

What Eisenhower REALLY Said About the “Military Industrial Complex” You know about President and General Dwight Eisenhower’s prescient warning about the “military-industrial complex” as he left the White House? Well, it turns out that he was really warning about the “military-industrial-congressional” complex. 42-year CIA veteran Milton Goodman explains: In the spring of 1961, I was part of a […]

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