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The Parable of Robert McNamara 2 comments

peaceprobe wrote 1 week ago: The Parable of Robert MacNamara There once was a very smart man who built cars and figured out way … more →

Tags: militarism, Politics of Empire, conscience, counter insurgency, digital war, Robert McNamara, robotic warfare

Obama’s War

peaceprobe wrote 4 weeks ago: When I arrived in Pakistan May 25 the Pakistani military (617,000 active personnel and 517,000 reser … more →

Tags: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Islam, conscience, counter insurgency, Drones, robotic warfare

About those contractors....

flaminglib wrote 1 month ago: via Digby…. KBR, Halliburton and the private security firm Blackwater have come tosymbolize th … more →

Tags: Af-Pak

The Carlyle Group-Busted! But Skates On Much More.4 comments

patriotdems wrote 1 month ago: Carlyle Group The Carlyle Group, primary home for half of the former Reagan and Bush administration … more →

Tags: obama, bush, NSA, CIA, DNI, reagan, Halliburton, Carlyle Group, soros

THE END OF PACIFISM AS WE KNOW IT1 comment

peaceprobe wrote 2 months ago:   THE END OF PACIFISM AS WE KNOW IT In theatres of war where I have worked I have met people who don … more →

Tags: Christian Peacemaker Teams, nonviolence, Peacemaker spirit, Scripture: Nonviolence, pacifism, Blessed, conscience

War by Chat Room1 comment

peaceprobe wrote 2 months ago: Why I want you to read Wired for War: the Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by P. … more →

Tags: Peacemaker spirit, Digital/Star War, pacifism, digital war, Military Draft, robotic warfare

How Many Democrats Will Stand Up to Obama's Bloated Military Budget and $75 Billion More in War Spending?1 comment

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: Published on Thursday, April 9, 2009 by RebelReports Obama wants billions more for the Iraq/Af … more →

Tags: Iraq and Afghanistan, Barack Obama, War, roger hollander, obama, Pentagon, Afghanistan escalation, Afghanistan Quagmire, John Conyers

Up Is Down: The Military Budget

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: David Swanson www.opednews.com, April 8, 2009 The largest military budget in the history of the worl … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, media, War, roger hollander, Robert Gates, Fox News, Journalism, David Swanson, Mainstream media

Obama to Bring More Mercenaries to Afghanistan -- Sound Familiar?

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: “Excuse me for saying it, but Obama is about to sink us — and his presidency — int … more →

Tags: Iraq and Afghanistan, War, Afghanistan War, roger hollander, obama, Afghanistan civilian casualties, Pentagon, Afghanistan escalation, Robert Gates

Inheriting Halliburton's Army

Bill wrote 4 months ago: “I came to Iraq because of the large amount of money they promised me,” he said, sighing … more →

Tags: Business, Information, ethics, military, War, Cheney, Halliburton, KBR, blackwater

Obama Could Issue An Executive Order To End The Wars Tomorrow1 comment

Suzie-Q wrote 5 months ago: Obama Could Issue an Executive Order to End the Wars Tomorrow (Yes, It’s That Simple) By … more →

Tags: Torture, Barack Obama, iraq, Iraq War, Troops, George W. Bush, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Robert Gates

Who Are We Looking For?3 comments

sabreconsulting wrote 9 months ago: We’ve got the contracts, the clearances, and the know-how to bid on and win federal contracts … more →

Tags: government contractor, military contractor, defense contractor, employment federal contractor, jobs federal contractor, government contractor jobs, military contractor jobs, federal contracts, government contracts

America the Arms Dealer: Defense Contractors Make a Killing in 2008 as America finds new ways to Export Death3 comments

revmanny wrote 10 months ago: Well then. It seems not EVERY part of the economy is in the toilet. Thanks to our government’s … more →

Tags: america, arms dealers, Arms exports, ComDef, ComDef 2008, death, defense contractors, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Killing

KBR Sued For Forcing Nepalese Workers To Iraq

chrisy58 wrote 10 months ago: Published on Friday, August 29, 2008 by The Independent/UK KBR Sued For Forcing Nepalese Workers To … more →

Tags: Iraq War, Political Issues, Andrew Buncombe, iraq, KBR, The Independent/UK

US DoD & Sexual Assault

hysperia wrote 11 months ago: What are they afraid of now: Heartbreaking stories of sexual assault perpetrated against female sold … more →

Tags: Violence Against Women, US Politics, sexism, rape, sexual assault, U.S. Military, murder, LaVena Johnson, Jamie Leigh Jones

Wasteful Weapons and the Politicians Who Love Them

Eric A. Blair wrote 1 year ago: Full Story Here Remember Curtis LeMay, the Air Force general played to chilling effect by Sterling H … more →

Tags: Politics, Money, Scandals, Corporate power, History, military, Pentagon, national security, News

Mr. Smith Goes to War With KBR

westtnliving wrote 1 year ago: Published as a New York Times editorial : June 19, 2008 In the annals of Iraq war profiteering, put … more →

Tags: Tennessee, dick cheney, Halliburton, Iraq War, KBR, Kellogg Brown and Root, our troops are true heroes, support our troops, tax payer money

It's NO! For now.....

miscellany101 wrote 1 year ago: I didn’t even begin to touch on the machinations of the accord the US is trying to draw up wit … more →

Tags: iraq, Iran, immunity, Moqtada al Sadr, baghdad, Washington

A BBC investigation on U.S. war profiteering estimates that $23 billion of taxpayer funds has been “lost, stolen, or not properly accounted for in Iraq.”

westtnliving wrote 1 year ago: A BBC investigation on U.S. war profiteering estimates that $23 billion of taxpayer funds has been “ … more →

Tags: Tennessee, BBC, dick cheney, Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to warn us, fear the military-industrial complex, George Bush, Halliburton, Ike in 1966, iraq


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