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TeleSUR International | Sure, the US can out spend everyone else, but ultimately, this level of money printing is killing their economy and their currency.

This March, when the Biden administration presented a staggering $813 billion proposal for “national defense,” it was hard to imagine a budget that could go significantly higher or be more generous to the denizens of the military-industrial complex. After all, that request represented far more than peak spending in the Korean or Vietnam War years, and well over $100 billion more than at the[Read More...]

21WIRE | A secretive authority called ‘127e’ to launch at least two dozen proxy wars since 2017.

President Dwight Eisenhower gave his first major presidential speech, The Cross of Iron, on April 16, 1953. He laid out several important precepts guiding US conduct in world affairs as well pointing out the cost of military spending in very concrete terms. Eisenhower stated: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense,[Read More...]

Hollywood, like the US press, has not been spared the influential hand of government.  Under the mask of various projects, the defence establishment has sought to influence the narrative of Freedom Land’s pursuits, buying a stake in the way exploits are marketed or, when needed, buried. The extent of such collaboration, manipulation and interference can be gathered in National Security[Read More...]

Lowkey is joined by Alan Macleod to discuss Elon Musk's ties to the Pentagon, the CIA and Israeli cyberintelligence.
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21WIRE | What a great business for NATO, only not so good for Ukraine.

21WIRE | Russia warns US of risk of a direct confrontation should they supply Kiev with new rocket systems.

From its origins in 2002, SpaceX has always been extremely close to the national security state, particularly the CIA. Yet Musk himself continues to benefit from a general perception that he is not part of the system. 
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Steven Sahiounie | It's becoming clear that the West are hesitant to let go of their Kurdish ‘freedom fighters’.