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Endless war is a disastrous (but profitable) enterprise
This story first appeared in Responsible Statecraft, January 20, 2020. By Lawrence Wilkerson, Col., USA, Ret. “The collapse of the Libyan state has had region-wide repercussions, with flows of people and weapons destabilizing other countries throughout North Africa.” This statement … Continue reading
Green-washing the military is BS
…or PR. Don’t believe for a minute that the Pentagon is trying to save the planet by using solar panels on roof tops and bio-fuels in their jets.
What good comes from military spending?
Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter member, Joel Inman, wrote the following letter to the Corvallis Gazette-Times editor. It was published May 7, 2017. We believe Joel presents a case that would appeal to fiscal conservatives and libertarians as well. … Continue reading
Military Recruiting in the United States – a book by Pat Elder
A must read for those concerned with the increasingly heavy presence of military recruiters in our schools and at community events. This should be particularly interesting to parents of school-age youth, who are offered minimal information on how much the … Continue reading
Posted in Truth in Recruiting
Tagged military, military recruiting, Pat Elder, pentagon, recruiting
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Tomgram: William Hartung, Trump for the Defense
Originally posted at TomDispatch.com, November 22, 2016 Introduction by Tom Engelhardt It couldn’t be stranger when you think about it (which few here care to do). In the latter part of the twentieth century and the first years of this … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Pentagon Budget
Tagged budget, pentagon, tom engelhardt, trump, veterans for peace, william hartung
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US Planning New Military Bases In Middle East, Asia, And Africa
After sowing chaos for a decade, the Obama administration is expanding the military’s imperial footprint throughout Africa, Asia & more of the Middle East. Source: US Planning New Military Bases In Middle East, Asia, And Africa
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Africa, Asia, empire, middle east, military, pentagon, United States
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