Tag: war profiteering
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Military-Industrial Complex News: September 2016
Keep up-to-date with what’s going down in the world of war crafting, corporate cronies and the military-industrial complex.
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#MorningMonarchy: September 12, 2016
Suing Saudis, quitting Cameron and occupying Oregon + this day in history w/the Frank Corder crash and our song of the day by Zack De La Rocha on your Morning Monarchy for September 12, 2016.
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Military-Industrial Complex News: August 2016
Keep up to date with what’s going on in the world of corrupt contracts, military, government, corporations and the military-industrial complex.
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#MorningMonarchy: August 29, 2016
Radical journals, impeachment trials and states of emergency + this day in history w/Shays’ Rebellion and our song of the day by Marshall Terry on your Morning Monarchy for August 29, 2016.
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syria & saudi’s ready, war profiteering & protest
syria says ready in case of US military actionfrom afp: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Sunday that Damascus was prepared for all scenarios in its worsening relationship with Washington, including the use of US military force. “A prudent person must make all his calculations, especially when we have to deal with an administration…
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global tensions: bombers, beijing, suez & subs
russian bombers fly close to US borderfrom afp: Russian bombers accompanied by Nato fighter jets have completed a patrol off the north west coast of the United States, the Russian air force said on Wednesday, Interfax reported. “NATO fighter jets accompanied the planes of long range aviation in the area of Alaska during the air…
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obl, borat, riaa hacked & hollywood’s war profits
osama film super sized at sundancefrom canoe: As it turns out, finding Osama bin Laden is harder than getting fat eating Big Macs. Who knew? Not Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock apparently, whose highly anticipated documentary Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? bowed Monday in front of a sell-out crowd. The project,…
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news on the march
for god’s saic!from op-ed news: Who in the hell is SAIC? Who in the hell is it’s former chairman, J. Robert Beyster? For that matter, who in the hell is its current chairman, Kenneth C. Dalhberg? Well, after some virtual footstepping and some practical considerations, my conclusions lead to the word, trouble. Big trouble! ……
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space defense program gets extra funding
from washington post: While wrestling with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is preparing weapons to fight the next battle from space, according to information in the 621-page, House-Senate conference report on the fiscal 2008 defense appropriations bill. The $459 billion bill, which awaits President Bush’s signature, provides $100 million for a new “prompt…
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arms makers are the only ones winning war of terror
from sydney morning herald: Arms manufacturers are making record profits from the war on terrorism and unprecedented spending on weapons programs. The massive earnings have drawn condemnation from Australian defence experts, who say expensive weapons such as jet fighters, warships & satellites are not the way to combat terrorism. The world’s biggest arms maker, Lockheed…
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henry rollins ‘tees off’ on halliburton-style privatization
from raw story: Punk singer-songwriter Henry Rollins took on Iraq War profiteers on his Independent Film Channel show this Saturday. “The invasion and occupation of Iraq and the resulting nightmare we are enduring are for some a depressing, ongoing catastrophe with no end in sight,” he said. “Yet for another group, it is the best…
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halliburton’s suspicious dubai move
from abc news: Halliburton Co., currently the largest military contractor in Iraq with billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts, announced Sunday that it was planning to move its CEO and corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The move could eventually save the firm a fortune in U.S. taxes, but it is…
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Auditors: Billions Squandered In Iraq
from ap/yahoo: About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk. The three top auditors overseeing work in Iraq told a House committee their review of $57 billion in Iraq…
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iraq for sale: the war profiteers
iraq for sale: the war profiteers will be showing in portland at performance works northwest on sunday night at 7. it is also available on dvd from the disinformation corporation. from wikipedia: Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers is a documentary about the ongoing Iraq War and the behavior of companies with no-bid contracts working…