A new “Costs of War” report published by Brown University’s Watson Institute shows the actual costs incurred by the U.S. as part of its global “war on terror” that widely contradicts the cost of war figures put together by the Pentagon in its report.
Officials deny that the DoD communications drill will cause the national power grid to go out. Curiously, the drill is scheduled at the same time as Antifa's 'Day of Rage' on November 4. Some people are concerned over this because many terrorist attacks have occurred at precisely the same time that government simulations and drill were being conducted -- 9/11, the Boston bombing, and the London subway bombing being examples. [...]
Hawks on Capitol Hill and in the U.S. military routinely justify increases in the Defense Department’s already munificent budget by arguing that yet more money is needed to “support the troops.” If you’re already nodding in agreement, let me explain just where a huge chunk of the Pentagon budget — hundreds of billions of dollars — really goes. Keep in mind that it’s your money we’re talking about.
Last year, a Reuters article brought renewed scrutiny to the budgeting practices of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), specifically the U.S. Army, after it was revealed that the department had “lost” $6.5 trillion in 2015 due to “wrongful budget adjustments.” Nearly half of that massive sum, $2.8 trillion, was lost in just one quarter.
(ZHE) — A new bombshell joint report issued by two international weapons monitoring groups Tuesday confirms that the Pentagon continues to ship record breaking amounts of weaponry into Syria and that the Department of Defense is scrubbing its own paper trail. On Tuesday the Organized Crime and
(ANTIMEDIA) — For those who have ever wanted a clearer picture of the true reach of the United States military — both historically and currently — but shied away due to the sheer volume of research required to find an answer, a crew at the Independent just made things a whole lot simpler.
Servicemen of the “Fighting Eagles” 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, walk by tanks that arrived via train to the US base in Mihail Kogalniceanu, eastern Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP/Andreea Alexandru)
Hellfire missiles being loaded onto a US military Reaper drone in Afghanistan. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson/U.S. Air Force)
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The FBI conducted an espionage investigation into the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI), a renowned arms monitoring group.
(ANTIMEDIA) — Those who take issue with the Pentagon’s 1033 program — the avenue through which excess military hardware is distributed to police forces all across the United States — now have another reason to object.
(ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — Though the United States’ ruling establishment points fingers at other governments — namely the current Syrian regime — for allegedly using chemical weapons, the American military has a history of using this vicious ammunition on its own soldiers – and fifty years later, the Pentagon is reserving its right to keep the details secret.
