Review: Prophets of War–Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex

William Hartung Final Review: Boring, Limited, Not for General Audience January 3, 2011 After reading this book, which I found to be extremely boring, I have to give Pierre Sprey very high marks for his substantive contributions to the C-SPAN Book interview of the author. My summary of that interview is therefore an important part …

Journal: Will Pakistan Implode Because of US in AF?

Pakistan will implode if the US does not leave Afghanistan The continuing US presence in Afghanistan fuels extremism in neighbouring Pakistan Imran Khan The Observer, Sunday 9 January 2011 The assassination of Salmaan Taseer has shown only too clearly the growing extremism in Pakistan, the radicalisation of its society and the polarisation that is taking …

Journal: The Rise and Sell-Out of the Enviro Establishment

Herewith are the first two parts of Jeff St Claire’s important multipart series on the systemic corruption and corporatization of the environmental movement. A Concise History of the Rise and Fall of the Enviro Establishment How Green Became the Color of Money By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR, Counterpunch Part I New Year’s Edition December 31, 2010 …

Indications & Warning: Army Spirit and Public Fat

Army’s “Spiritual Fitness” Test Comes Under Fire Jason Leopold TruthOut Wednesday 05 January 2011 Test Was Designed by Psychologist Who Inspired CIA’s Torture Program An experimental, Army mental-health, fitness initiative designed by the same psychologist whose work heavily influenced the psychological aspects of the Bush administration’s torture program is under fire by civil rights groups …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Trusted Bodyguard Executes Governor in Pakistan for Being a Blasphemer–Observations on Meaning for Church & State

Pakistan: An elite police commando from the provincial police force who was assigned as a bodyguard for the governor of Punjab Province murdered the governor today in Islamabad. The commando dropped his weapon and surrendered to the police, bragging that he was proud he killed a blasphemer. With that, Pakistan’s political crisis deepened.

Journal: What’s Wrong with American defense….

Phi Beta Iota: Notes summarizing the 59 minute video are below the line. ….Watch this!!!!!  My good friend Pierre Sprey interviews Bill Hartung on Book TV about Hartung’s new book, Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. The book is a history of the largest military contractor in U.S. history, …