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Category Archives: military-industrial complex
The Magnitude of Western defeat in Ukraine is higher than expected
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook Europe is in a state of desperation; the continent is losing in Ukraine despite the ‘mighty’ strength of NATO; and European leaders are now vowing for a ‘stronger’ response, including via sending … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Deep State, empire, EU, Europe, fascism, France, geopolitics, imperialism, Josep Borrell, Military conflict, military spending, NATO, Russia, Russia s Special Military Operation, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war
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Our Real National Security Budget
$2 Trillion, Here We Come. By Andrew Cockburn Source: Spoils of War The Biden Administration has just published its proposed budget, generating copious commentary, much of it displaying a commensurate degree of misunderstanding, especially regarding our gargantuan national security spending. … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, CIA, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, FBI, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Corruption, Deep State, Defense Budget, Department of Energy, Dystopia, Economics, empire, FBI, Geoppolitics, imperialism, Joe Biden, military spending, military-industrial complex, National Defense Authorization Act, National Security, US Foreign Policy, war, war profiteers, Winslow Wheeler
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Washington’s Wars Eroding its Global Clout
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook If war is politics by other means, Washington’s ongoing wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are meant to buttress its global influence on the one hand and undermine its competitors … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged BRI, China, empire, fascism, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Neocons, Palestine, politics, Red Sea, Russia, UAE, Ukraine, war
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It’s War: The Real Meat Grinder Starts Now
By Pepe Escobar Source: Strategic Culture Foundation No more shadow play. It’s now in the open. No holds barred. Exhibit 1: Friday, March 22, 2024. It’s War. The Kremlin, via Peskov, finally admits it, on the record. The money quote: “Russia … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, CIA, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged black ops, China, CIA, Crocus City, Deep State, Donald Trump, empire, fascism, France, geopolitics, Germany, Houthis, imperialism, Kyrylo Budanov, mi6, Moscow, NATO, Neocons, Poland, Russia, SBU, Sergei Goncharov, State Terror, Terror, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Yemen
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The Shameful Way that the American Empire Is Ending
By Eric Zuesse Source: The Duran The American empire — which is now the largest empire in history — is ending not only with defeats on every front, but with the historically profound stigma of being one of the two perpetrators (the other and … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Deep State, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, FDR, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, imperialism, Israel, Joe Biden, military-industrial complex, NATO, Palestine, propaganda, proxy war, Russia, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, WW2, WW3
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The fundamental crisis of the West
By Veniamin Popov Source: New Eastern Outlook A growing number of media outlets in America and in Europe have recently reached the conclusion that “rules-based international order” long espoused by the West has failed. In essence, this means that the … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged economic crisis, economic inequality, Economics, empire, Europe, fascism, Financial Collapse, Gaza, Gaza City, Genocide, geopolitics, imperialism, International politics, Israel, Palestine, rules-based order, Russia, Ukraine, US agreesion, US Foreign Policy, USA, war, war crimes
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Technocensorship: When Corporations Serve As a Front for Government Censors
By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, elites, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Militarization, military-industrial complex, news, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, civil liberties, Covid-19, Deep State, Dystopia, fascism, free speech, Government, Internet Freedom, police state, Social Media, surveillance state, technocensorship, Technocracy
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Lies About Jews, Israel, and the War in Gaza
By Eric Zuesse Source: The Duran News-reports are so full of lies and misrepresentations about Jews, Israel, and the war in Gaza, as to be commonly propaganda that conveys falsehoods more than truths. Two news-reports from Reuters on February 28th … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Albert Einstein, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Hamas, Israel, Jews, Nakba, Palestine, propaganda, US Foreign Policy, war, Zionism
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