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Military Industrial Complex

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Nearly everyone knows someone who gets paid by the Pentagon. That’s why it’s so hard to cut. The Department of Defense, with its 2.3 million workers, is the single largest employer in the United States. The defense industry, which is the main privat

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The Daily Bell

No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely ... With the increase use of drone strikes as a powerful fighting force, the military is looking to get more involved in intelligence.

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AP

The Senate voted for a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill that calls for accelerating the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and tightens sanctions on Iran. The vote was 98-0. Would authorize money for weapons, aircraft and ships

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Washington Post

The pilot of the unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drone took off without permission from the control tower. One minute later, he yanked the wrong lever at his console, killing the engine without realizing why. As he tried to make an emergency landing, he forgot t

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Reuters

Turkey will imminently lodge an official request with NATO asking the military alliance to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Syria to guard against violence spilling over, a senior Turkish foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. I

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FOX News

US Navy ships face the growing threat of small boat swarms used by terrorists, pirates or enemy countries. A possible counter that looks strangely similar except for the lack of human sailors — small robot boats armed with missiles.

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Washington Post

The proposed merger of Europe’s biggest defense and aerospace contractors collapsed after European political leaders failed to agree on terms. The combination of London-based BAE Systems and Paris-based European Aeronautic Defence and Space would hav

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Free Press Publications

October 7 marked the 11th anniversary of the American invasion of Afghanistan. During the past 11 years, 2,000 American soldiers and untold thousands of Afghan's have been killed. The “surge” is over, and US officials insist that the mission was acc

News Link • Global Reported By Darryl W. Perry
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http://www.nakedcapitalism.com, By Timothy Y. Fong

This may seem like a “now for something completely different” post, but this story about Blackwater and a much smaller miscreant is yet another window into our American two tier justice system. Plus you will learn something about gun laws.

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Politico

Major defense contractors have confirmed they’ll send tens of thousands of employee layoff warnings shortly before Election Day, according to correspondence released Monday by Arizona Sen. John McCain. McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Arme

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