As Lee Fang observed recently in The Intercept, “The escalating anti-Russian rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign comes in the midst of a major push by military contractors to position Moscow as a potent enemy that must be countered with a drastic increase in military spending by NATO countries.”
A look at the list of people and military manufacturing corporations involved says it all.
Center for Responsive Politics OpenSecrets.org Editor's Note: A good website to know about. A lot of data on lobbying available. Lobbying Database In addition to campaign contributions to elected officials and candidates, companies, labor unions, and other organizations spend billions of dollars each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies. Some special interests More
At the NATO Summit in Chicago last month, Northrop Grumman company received a 1.7 billion dollar contract to build five (only five!) new drones. The CEO of Northrop Grumman is a member of that privileged group, the .01 percent (Brave New Foundation).
At the NATO Summit in Chicago last month, Northrop Grumman company received a 1.7 billion dollar contract to build five (only five!) new drones. The CEO of Northrop Grumman is a member of that privileged group, the .01 percent (Brave New Foundation).
NATO orders five new drones worth $1.7bn May 23, 2012 Updated 2 days ago From Web Edition TheNews WASHINGTON: Northrop Grumman Corp said on Sunday it had signed a $1.7 billion contract with NATO for a new surveillance and intelligence system that will include five high-altitude unmanned Global Hawk planes and transportable More
US Plans for Nuclear Drones ‘On Hold’… For Now ‘Political realities’ hamstring attempt to bring ‘flying nuclear power plants’ to the skies Common Dreams staff Monday, April 2, 2012 Common Dreams American scientists have drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of flying over remote regions of the More
One response to Responses to Kevin Zeese> Chris Hedges Examines the Strategy of Occupy Washington DC Kevin Zeese January 31, 2012 I agree that opposition to war and empire need to continue to be near the top of the agenda of the Occupy Movement. The Freedom Plaza occupation has been aggressive on that protesting at the Armed More
