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Forget Petraeus: The Real Scandal Is Generals’ Corrupt Weapons Procurement
Ill-conceived weapons continue to suck taxpayer dollars - the majority of the discretionary portion of the federal budget, in fact.
As Fiscal Abyss Approaches, Some Cliff Notes on Washington
Legislators are likely to punt the deadline for cuts to the new Congress.
Pentagon Nixed 1998 US Nuclear Scientists’ Probe of Iranian Program
The veto eliminated the Khatami government's most promising initiative to promote a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations.
Afghanistan: The Who Cares War? (Not Exactly, But It Fails the Real Definition of a Just War)
If there was a draft, the war would be over in a month - if not sooner.
The Day They Levitated the Pentagon
Today is the 45th anniversary of the exorcism and levitation of the Pentagon.
Why Biden Won
The vice presidential debate was a contest between a genuine political veteran and a wooden marionette.
It Takes a Village to Get Control of the Pentagon: How Democrats and Republicans Must Walk a Narrow Path to True Reform
I want to talk about the reality of making some real changes in the DoD auditing and the budget, and what could work for people like me who have …
Congress as Enabler: The Pentagon Can’t Kill the M-1 Tank, Only an IED Can (Part Two)
We have around 2,300 M-1s stashed around the world and 3,000 M-1s surpluses in the Nevada desert, waiting for the next large country-to-country tank war that may never come.
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Hiding America’s Recent History
so much money is invested in covert media operations that spin and distort reality that the people inside the u201cdeception machineu201d believe the news that they themselves plant and …
Defense Companies Use Congress to Save Their Profits, No Matter What (Part One)
As much as the Pentagon works behind the scenes to kill any budget cuts, the Pentagon contractors use even more influence and money to keep anything from being cut.