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2014/02/11

Chuck Spinney: Corruption in Congress – The Iron Triangle

Revolving Door Syndrome in the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Complex The Best Government Money Can Buy by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, COUNTERPUNCH, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 Those of you who think it is incorrect to attach “Congressional” onto the the end of Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (MICC) would be well advised to read “Lawmaker holds stock in defense contractor he …

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2013/12/222013/12/22

Berto Jongman: Pentagon’s Top Three Threats

Pentagon’s top three threats in the ‘deep future’ What sorts of threats will the US military face in the “deep future”? That was the topic of a panel at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) conference this week, the heavily attended annual trade show that draws top Pentagon officials and defense contractors. It’s a …

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2013/12/142013/12/14

David Swanson: Peace in the Pentagon?

Peace in the Pentagon I’m a huge fan of peace studies as an academic discipline that should be spread into every corner of what we call, with sometimes unclear justification, our education system. But often peace studies, like other disciplines, manages to study only those far from home, and to study them with a certain …

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2013/11/062013/11/06

Mini-Me: NYT Discussion of Cutting Military Flag Officers + Meta-RECAP on Flag Waste and Corruption

Huh? Weighing the Brass New York Times, 5 November 2013 One of the hardest-hit areas being discussed in federal budget talks is the Pentagon, which would take an automatic $20 billion cut in January under sequestration. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel proposed a 20 percent cut in his own office’s budget, but command headquarters around …

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2013/08/082013/08/08

Winslow Wheeler: Purge the Generals to Fix the Army + Flag Corruption and Ineptitude RECAP

There is a devastating review of the quality of Army leadership at the new issue of Armed Forces Journal. At Armed Forces Journal, it is an article by Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis (“Purge the Generals”), and it merits the attention of anyone following military affairs, I believe. If you think Army leadership is an island of …

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2013/04/132013/04/13

Marcus Aurelius: Politically-Correct Pentagon Gets It Half Right — On Religious Counterintelligence

New York Post, April 11, 2013, Pg. 27 Perils Of A Politically Correct Pentagon By Michael A. Walsh One of the core functions of government is to defend the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic — that’s part of the oath of enlistment that all service personnel take. But only a flinty, clear-eyed — …

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2013/02/232013/02/23

Marcus Aurelius: White House Corruption + Flag Corruption = Defense Meltdown [Robert Steele: 2 Out of 3]

Add to this escalation of toxic leadership, particularly in Army, and senior leader incompetence [see Tom Ricks’ book, The Generals] and you get an unappealing prospect]. W/R/T Gen. Mattis specifically, his competence, integrity — and candor — are legendary. His summary characterization of U.S. Marine is classic: “no better friend, no worse enemy.” I’ve heard Mackubin Owens …

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