You would think, in this topsy-turvy world, if there were one organization we could trust with a trillion dollars a year of our taxpayer money, it would be the Department of Unauthorized Highly Secretive Mass Human Murder. Continue reading Nearly 100,000 Pentagon Whistleblower Complaints Have Been Silenced
Category Archives: Military Industrial Complex
Rumors of War: Washington is Looking for a Fight
It is depressing to observe how the United States of America has become the evil empire. Having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and in the Central Intelligence Agency for the second half of the Cold War, I had an insider’s viewpoint of how an essentially pragmatic national security policy was being transformed bit by bit into a bipartisan doctrine that featured as a sine qua non global dominance for Washington. Continue reading Rumors of War: Washington is Looking for a Fight
War Hawks Blame Iran for US Soldiers’ Deaths in Iraq instead of Themselves
Newsweek is reporting a story regarding how Iran “was responsible for the deaths of at least 608 American troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.” Continue reading War Hawks Blame Iran for US Soldiers’ Deaths in Iraq instead of Themselves
NATO Anti-Russian Mobilization vs Trump’s Call for Russia-China Friendship
The rift between the neocon war hawks and genuine defenders of national sovereignty became ever clearer this week in the wake of Russia’s decision to put their body in front of the firing squad aiming at Venezuela two weeks ago. Continue reading NATO Anti-Russian Mobilization vs Trump’s Call for Russia-China Friendship
The Suckling ‘Boy Toys’ Who Dream of Leading the West
A generation of posturing, ridiculous metrosexual boy toys who would faint at the sight of a drop of their own blood has arisen across the Western World uttering ludicrous empty threats at Russia and trying to set off wars everywhere. Continue reading The Suckling ‘Boy Toys’ Who Dream of Leading the West
The US Empire Has Up to 1,000 Military Bases in 80 Countries
On the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Baltimore University hosted more than 200 activists in the peace, environment, and social justice movements to launch a new initiative known as the Coalition Against US Foreign Military Bases, the Nation reported. Continue reading The US Empire Has Up to 1,000 Military Bases in 80 Countries
US Militarizing Space for Future Wars
The notion of real time star wars, possibly with nukes and/or other super-weapons, should terrify everyone. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nations from placing WMDs (not conventional weapons) in earth orbit or otherwise in outer space. Continue reading US Militarizing Space for Future Wars
The Silver Bullet to Stop the Corporate State Pillage
Every year some US soldiers decide they don’t want to shoot people they don’t know so that ExxonMobil can have more oil or Lockheed Martin can make more cash or MSNBC/Fox News can give their hosts topics for their poetry books. Continue reading The Silver Bullet to Stop the Corporate State Pillage
Confirmed: Kiev SBU Intelligence Agents Onboard Ukrainian Boats in Kerch Incident
Following Sunday’s international incident in the Kerch Strait, the UN Security Council held two meetings for member states to address this issue. Russia’s foreign ministry has accused Ukraine of coordinating a ‘pre-planned provocation’. The preponderance of evidence surrounding this event would strongly suggest that this is indeed the case. Continue reading Confirmed: Kiev SBU Intelligence Agents Onboard Ukrainian Boats in Kerch Incident
Pentagon Fails First-Ever Official Audit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has failed what is being called its first-ever comprehensive audit, a senior official said on Thursday, finding U.S. Defense Department accounting discrepancies that could take years to resolve. Continue reading Pentagon Fails First-Ever Official Audit
‘Think Tanks’ are Among Top Culprits in Media Disinfo Crisis
Most consumers are unaware off the mainstream media’s dirty little secret. Think tanks are increasingly taking advantage of tight news budgets to influence the press agenda in favour of their sponsors. Continue reading ‘Think Tanks’ are Among Top Culprits in Media Disinfo Crisis
Khashoggi Murder Made to Force Saudis to “Buy American”, Not Russian S-400
The response of the Trump administration and many U.S. politicians to Khashoggi’s disappearance is largely being guided by the military-industrial complex — in this case Lockheed Martin — but masquerading as a response motivated by “human rights.” Continue reading Khashoggi Murder Made to Force Saudis to “Buy American”, Not Russian S-400
Trump is Handicapped in Draining the Swamp
There’s a great segment of the population who strongly believe that the Pentagon is the epitome of patriotism and integrity, and all it takes for a better America is a good and decisive president, strong enough to stand up against the Deep State CIA. Candidate Donald Trump successfully sold the idea of bringing troops home, yet more than a year into his 4-year term, the reverse is actually what’s happening. Continue reading Trump is Handicapped in Draining the Swamp
Corporate Power and Expansive U.S. Military Policy | Prof. Gaffney
Military defense is generally treated in economics texts as a “public good” because the benefits are presumed to be shared by all citizens. However, defense spending by the United States cannot legitimately be classified as public good, since the primary purpose of those expenditures has been to project power in support of private business interests. Continue reading Corporate Power and Expansive U.S. Military Policy | Prof. Gaffney
Duterte Rejects ‘Imposed Friendship’ & Questions US Reputation
Triumvirate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently sent a letter to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to assure the latter of better cooperation after Assistant Secretary of Defense, Randall Schriver, carelessly warned Manila to think “very carefully” about the consequences of acquiring Russian weapons. Continue reading Duterte Rejects ‘Imposed Friendship’ & Questions US Reputation
The Political Economy of the Weapons Industry
Guess Who’s Sleeping With Our Insecurity Blanket? For many people the “military-industrial-complex (MIC)” brings to mind the top twenty weapons manufacturers. President Dwight Eisenhower, who warned about it in 1961, wanted to call it the military- industrial-congressional-complex, but decided it was not prudent to do so. Continue reading The Political Economy of the Weapons Industry
$21 Trillion of Unauthorized Spending by US Govt Discovered by Economics Professor
The US government may have misspent $21 trillion, a professor at Michigan State University has found. Papers supporting the study briefly went missing just as an audit was announced. Continue reading $21 Trillion of Unauthorized Spending by US Govt Discovered by Economics Professor
US Warmongering Works, South Korea Building Nuclear Subs & Spy Satellites
The constant exchange of war rhetoric between the US and North Korea is working for the US military industrial complex. South Korea has decided to build its own nuclear submarine fleet and a network of spy satellites. Continue reading US Warmongering Works, South Korea Building Nuclear Subs & Spy Satellites
Is the US Really Capable of Shooting Down North Korean Missiles?
Some American analysts are now asking why the North Korean missile was allowed to pass by a Japanese island with ringing alarm bells as the only response. Continue reading Is the US Really Capable of Shooting Down North Korean Missiles?
The Day of the Generals: Winning Armageddon
In a room, somewhere deep inside the Pentagon generals and admirals met recently in order to prepare an assessment for the United States Senate Armed Services Committee. Present at the metering were General Mark Milley, the U.S. Army’s Chief of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, the Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert Neller, and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein. Continue reading The Day of the Generals: Winning Armageddon
The World’s Problem is still America
There are many things by which we have identified that the problem is still America, although the Americans are blaming their and the world’s problems to the Jewish bankers. But the fact remains that until now, this Khazarian war and money making machinery is still being hosted in the “land of milk and honey,” therefore the responsibility should still rest with the free people of America. Continue reading The World’s Problem is still America
No Wonder US Forces in Morale Crisis
The spate of deadly US Navy collisions is a symptom of a wider morale crisis among American military forces. Part of the reason is that American troops are simply exhausted from being abused by political masters in Washington. Continue reading No Wonder US Forces in Morale Crisis
Don’t Kid Yourself, The US Will Still Continue ‘Exporting Democracy’
Despite what Trump said in his policy-making speech, the US will still continue to destabilize rival governments, but it’ll just do so under different pretexts. Continue reading Don’t Kid Yourself, The US Will Still Continue ‘Exporting Democracy’
It’s Time to Stop “Supporting Our Troops”
With the 115 year old tradition of the annual Army-Navy football classic on Saturday [December 2015], the so called “America’s game” and “rivalry for the ages” is now once again upon us. This occasion never fails to pay reverent homage to America’s so called “cream of the crop” elitist military academies and always from the president to celebrities Americans give tribute to our armed forces. Continue reading It’s Time to Stop “Supporting Our Troops”
Assumption of US Dominance Has ended; Imperial Decline is Looming
For spending too much on the military industrial complex, and in deliberately sowing conflicts worldwide by directly training and funding terrorist groups, in order to sustain the industry that only feeds on wars, the US economy has suffered immensely and has never recovered, since the 1960s. Continue reading Assumption of US Dominance Has ended; Imperial Decline is Looming
When in Doubt, Nuke China
The current collapse of the unipolar world, with the inexorable emergence of a multipolar framework, has enabled a terrifying subplot to run amok – the normalization of the idea of nuclear war. Continue reading When in Doubt, Nuke China
Pentagon Extravaganza: How the DoD Squandered Billions of US Taxpayer Dollars
The Pentagon continues to squander US taxpayer dollars on extravagant projects and meaningless initiatives, Sputnik contributor Alexander Khrolenko wrote, shedding light on the most glaring examples of the US Department of Defense wasting money. Continue reading Pentagon Extravaganza: How the DoD Squandered Billions of US Taxpayer Dollars
Gulf Row Cover for West Arming Despots
The dramatic war of words that has erupted between Persian Gulf Arab states has the hallmarks of theatrics. Saudi Arabia and several of its allies are accusing Qatar of “sponsoring terrorism” and “destabilizing” the region. Continue reading Gulf Row Cover for West Arming Despots
West Uses Semantics and Doubletalk to Stay Funded
The West continues to self-destruct and has no other option but to sacrifice whatever is left of its reputation to save itself financially. While NATO is persistent with its anti-Russia rhetorics to save itself from obsolescence, the White House is forced to sustain the “Iran is terrorist” line to extort the Arabs. Continue reading West Uses Semantics and Doubletalk to Stay Funded
Trump Strikes Arms Deal With Saudis worth $350 Billion
Trump’s Raytheon stocks are soaring again. More than a billion dollar worth of Raytheon made munitions are estimated to be part of the package, i.e. a $350 billion worth of deaths and destruction have been sealed between the US and the House of Saud today, $110 billion of which is due for delivery as soon as possible. Continue reading Trump Strikes Arms Deal With Saudis worth $350 Billion
