Military, Society and Economy
Eisenhower's warning is valid today
President Eisenhower Warned Us about Military-Industrial Complex and Today's War Profiteers are exactly what he feared
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Military, Society and Economy
Top 10 Biggest Armies
It would be interesting to know how these armies rank in terms of cost
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Military, Society and Economy
Saudi buys nearly $30bn in US warplanes
Riyadh signs deal with US for 84 new fighter jets in move meant to counter Iran's regional influence.
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Military, Society and Economy
The militarisation of 'war on terror' in the US
The National Defence Authorisation Act continues the onward march of the 'war on terror' through the American homeland.
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Military, Society and Economy
Drones: A deeply unsettling future
The rapid expansion of a drone arms race has emerged both domestically and abroad, leaving everyone vulnerable.
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Military , Society and Economy
The paradox of a 'responsible' arms maker
The negative impact of arms manufacture calls for a closer look at corporate social responsibility.
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Arms Industry, Society and Economy
The paradox of a 'responsible' arms maker
Arms makers and the limits of responsibility ... The state of international law makes corporate responsibility difficult to quantify.
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Military, Society and the Economy
Back to the No Future: Russia and the New Nuclear Cold War.
William Engdahl on Why Moscow Doesn't Believe Washington on Missile Defense...or on just almost nuthin'
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Country ... Iran
Military, Society and Economy
Iran shoots down US drone – state TV
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Military. Society and Economy
Symptoms of a broken economy
British made tear gas was used on Egypt's protesters
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Military History ... USA
Military power diminishes economic strength
Defence and democracy in America ... The US economy can no longer bear the reckless use of presidential power to declare war at any time.
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Military, Society and Economy
A Conference ... Mililtary Industry Complex
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE FINANCE CONFERENCE
Credit Suisse Headquarters
New York, NY
in Novermber 2011
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Military Sector and Arms Trade
The trial of Viktor Bout
Arms and the Corrupt Man ... about the conviction of Viktor Bout, the so-called Merchant of Death,
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Military Economics
Value and consequences of drones in military operations
November 2011 ... Suspected US missiles kill 7 militants in Pakistan
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Military Economy and Society
Sir David Frost asks if war is inevitable
Is war inevitable? ... As Remembrance Day is marked, we ask who is to blame for the wars raging in the world today - the people or politicians.
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Military, Society and Economy
Military budget huge
INCOMPLETE TEXT
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Military, Economy and Society
The value chain of the Libya intervention
Libya bombed to bits by British bombs: now it's payback time for UK business
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War and the Military Economy
The morality of US wars
Even The Troops Are Waking Up
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Government expenditures ... USA
Military spending
What happens to 53 cents on every tax dollar?
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Accountability
Government, Military and Contractors
Center for Public Integrity ... Truth about Halliburton and Dick Cheney
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Military Affairs
Mercernaries
UN warns of increasing use of mercernaries ... Expert group sees major expansion in military and security companies operating without regulation or accountability.
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People ... Arms Traders
Viktor Bout
Intentions at Heart of Arms-Trafficking Case
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Technology
Incredible power of modern IT
Fighting in the Fifth Dimension ...
Innovations in technology are changing the tactics of modern-day conflict, turning the cyberworld into a new frontline.
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The Military Economy
The US security complex: Too big to fail
Many Americans are not aware that their tax money is being spent supporting a huge military industry.
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Society and Economy
The US security complex: Too big to fail
Many Americans are not aware that their tax money is being spent supporting a huge military industry.
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Military Economy ... USA
The lost bases of the US empire
The US maintains more than 700 military facilities on foreign soil that may not be as sustainable in the near future.
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Arms Trade and Human Rights
Arms trade: Business before human rights?
According to Amnesty International, the US, Russia and European countries supplied arms used against Arab protesters.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Sex and the single drone
The technology of choice for Obama to guard the 'empire' is the drone - making the world see the US as the Terminator.
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War and Peace
Iraq
Iraq By The Numbers: The World’s Costliest Cakewalk
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Trade in Arms
Tracing the Middle East weapons flow
The United States, Europe and Russia sold regimes tanks, guns and tear gas in the five years preceding the Arab Spring
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Corruption and Accountability
The US Department of Defense
A huge number of contractors have been involved with corrupt practices, but remain key contractors.
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William D. Hartung
William D. Hartung, a TomDispatch regular, is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy.
His most recent book is Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex
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Tomgram: William Hartung, How to Arm a 'Volatile' Planet
Posted by William Hartung at 7:45AM, July 26, 2016.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style
Posted by William Hartung at 8:00AM, May 24, 2016.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, What a Waste, the U.S. Military
Posted by William Hartung at 9:28AM, April 10, 2016.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, Your Money at War Everywhere
Posted by William Hartung at 8:18AM, March 26, 2015.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, Why No One Notices Our MAD Planet
Posted by William Hartung at 5:28PM, July 08, 2012.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, Republican Math and the Pentagon Budget
Posted by William Hartung at 9:26AM, March 20, 2012.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, Lockheed Martin's Shadow Government
Posted by William Hartung at 10:02AM, January 11, 2011.
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Tomgram: William Hartung, The Cost of a Week in Hell
Posted by William Hartung at 7:44AM, March 04, 2008.
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