It is interesting to observe how, over the past twenty-five years, the United States has become not only a participant in wars in various places on the planet but has also evolved into being the prime initiator of most of the armed conflict.
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Sheep Always Seem to Lose Their Wool
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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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
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