Tag: Pentagon

Making sense of the $1.25 trillion national security state budget.

The Pentagon will never be forced to make significant reforms until Americans stop believing in (and consenting to) its comforting lies.

"We urgently need action to protect clean water not more deregulation."

"Very few in Congress are questioning how the U.S. can afford to spend $7.5 trillion on the military."

Boeing has such clout in Washington, particularly on the defense side, but also viewed as a major commercial force in its airline business.

America is indeed great again, if you happen to be one of those lucky enough to be moving back and forth between plum jobs in the Pentagon and the weapons industry.

"The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to Department of Defense (DoD or the Department) missions, operational plans, and installations."

"The half-baked DOD report on #climatechange released this week is inadequate and demonstrates a continued unwillingness to seriously recognize and address the threat that climate change poses to our national security."

“Undocumented bases are immune to oversight by the public and often even Congress.”

"Maybe a little more 'Happy New Year!' and a little less 'Watch... our powerful bombs of mass destruction.'"