Lockheed Martin’s government contracts rival the operating budget of the State Department, writes William D. Hartung. And now it’s about to have company. By William D. Hartung TomDispatch.com When, in his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the…Read more →
(ANTIMEDIA) — In yet another example that the swamp is thriving under President Donald Trump, his administration just handed the military-industrial complex another massive win. Reuters reported Thursday that the White House is moving to expedite arms sales and “increase the role of senior U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, in closing foreign sales, while giving greater weight to […]
You just gotta be smarter than the government,” boasted arms dealer Marc Morales to an undercover FBI agent in 2008. He was explaining how he had secured lucrative arms deals abroad by giving so-called commissions — including armored cars — to intermediaries.
Following the sting, Morales was indicted alongside 21 others for bribing a foreign official but the trial in Washington DC collapsed in 2011 as a series of juries struggled to reach verdicts.
War machine industries thrive on terrorism and threats of terror, not your safety.
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Military contractors are proud of their influence in the 2016 elections in shifting presidential candidates towards increased militarism.
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