Unwarranted Influence, Twenty-First-Century-Style
Countering the modern-day military-industrial complex would mean dislodging each of the major pillars undergirding its power and influence.
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Countering the modern-day military-industrial complex would mean dislodging each of the major pillars undergirding its power and influence.
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Honestly, it should take your breath away. We are on a planet prepping for further war in a staggering fashion. A - Ben Freeman for Antiwar.com Original
By Ben Freeman and William D. HartungThe military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago
Article: Tomgram: Hartung and Freeman, The Twenty-First Century of (Profitable) War - The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago is still alive and well. In fact, it's consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when Ike raised the alarm about the 'unwarranted influence' it wielded in his 1961 farewell address to the nation[...]
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