Congress is so addicted to the economic payouts from the military contractors that it can't give up even the asterisk of all budget items, the second F-35 engine, even when so many of the members understand the absurdity of the situation. And Washington, in general, is so addicted to U.S. military control of the world that it can't give up a single base or allied operation....
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Trillion-Dollar Question
from Foreign Policy in Focus. This is about the media games that the military-industrial complex likes to play as they compete for your money to promote their addictions.