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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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House Passes $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act
The bill narrowly passed in a vote of 219-210 due to a partisan divide over amendments included by Republicans By Dave DeCamp Source: AntiWar.com The House on Friday passed its version 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in a vote of … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, Deep State, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged cluster bombs, Deep State, empire, geopolitics, imperialism, Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, military-industrial complex, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Russia, Ukraine, war, War Criminals, war profiteers
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A domestic terrorism law? War on dissent will proceed full speed ahead
By Philip Giraldi Source: Strategic Culture Foundation What makes the current state of war against “terrorism” so dangerous is that the national security apparatus has been politicized, Phil Giraldi writes. President Joe Biden has already made it clear that legislation … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, news, Oligarchy, police state, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, war on terror
Tagged Authoritarianism, BILL OF RIGHTS, civil liberties, Donald Trump, Dystopia, FISA, freedom of speech, Joe Biden, National Defense Authorization Act, Patriot Act, police state, social control, surveillance state, Technocracy, war on terror
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The Military Must be De-Funded Along with the Police
By Dan Kovalik Source: CounterPuch As Vijay Prashad explains in his book, Red Star Over The Third World, domestic fascism in the West has reflected the West’s pre-existing colonial practices abroad. Citing Martinique communist Aimé Césaire, Prashad explains: “What had come … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Law, Militarization, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged Authoritarianism, empire, fascism, geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Military, National Defense Authorization Act, police, police state
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Uncle Sam, the Human Rights Hypocrite
By Paul Street Source: TruthDig This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Signed by the United States and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948, the document was a great … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, civil liberties, economic inequality, Elections, empire, freedom of speech, geopolitics, Human Rights, imperialism, Mass Incarceration, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, police state, Police Violence, Poverty, racism, surveillance state, Torture, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, US Foreign Policy
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Decoding the Orlando Shooting, Cui Bono? Who Benefits?
By Mark Taliano Source: GlobalResearch.ca The shooting in Orlando, Florida, is not about homosexuals, or Muslims, or assault rifles. It is about waging aggressive warfare overseas, empowering the domestic police state, and electing a warmongering President. Dr. Graeme McQueen, founding … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, CIA, conditioning, consciousness, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, divide and conquer, Empire, False Flag, Geopolitics, History, media, Militarization, Neocons, news, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged black ops, conspiracy, Cui Bono?, False Flag, G4S, Hegelian Dialectic, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Orlando Shooting, propaganda, Psy-ops, racism, Shock Doctrine, SMA, Smith-Mundt Act
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