Despite the occasional polite nod to Alfred Nobel, the committee — which will name this year’s award on Saturday — has never made known his vision of peace through global demilitarization, writes Fredrik S. Heffermehl.
Taking ‘Peace’ Out of the Nobel Peace Prize
Day: December 13, 2022
Royal Marines deployed on ‘high-risk covert operations’ in Ukraine
The Royal Marines have taken part in covert operations in Ukraine, a senior general has admitted for the first time.
Royal Marines deployed on ‘high-risk covert operations’ in Ukraine
Spineless Sanders Withdraws Yemen War Powers Resolution Vote Over Biden Opposition
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday night withdrew his request to vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution that would end US support for the Saudi-led war and blockade on Yemen, citing White House opposition to the bill.
Sanders Withdraws Yemen War Powers Resolution Vote Over Biden Opposition
Pentagon Profiteers: Executive Compensation in the Arms Industry
Pentagon Profiteers: Executive Compensation in the Arms Industry
Another way to understand the size of CEO compensation at the big contractors is to look at how many jobs would be created if that $287 million were spent on something else. The answer is that spending that money on productive activities would create thousands of jobs: 2,812 jobs in clean energy or infrastructure; 4,104 jobs in health care; and 4,362 in education, calculated using data on the jobs impact of government spending generated by Heidi Peltier for the Brown Costs of War Project.
The “Nation Rebuilding Industry” Salivates Over Ukraine
American taxpayers must prepare to foot the bill.
The powerful military-industrial complex, with generous campaign contributions funneled via K-Street lobbyists to both parties, celebrated a huge victory yesterday. By getting overwhelming majorities in both chambers to approve a whopping, unprecedented $856 billion Pentagon bill, America’s defense industries are assured of continued prosperity for years to come. Pentagon budgets are rarely cut year after year and generally only rise with time.
The “Nation Rebuilding Industry” Salivates Over Ukraine
Video: Top 10 Worst Countries to be a child in 2021 | Costs of War
NEW REPORT: NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN DEADLIEST CONFLICT COUNTRIES JUMPS NEARLY 10% IN ONE YEAR
New analysis reveals Ukraine received five times more media coverage in first nine months of 2022 compared to 10 worst conflict-affected countries to be a child in 2021
Video via Endemic Times
TSA Quietly Deploying Facial Recognition Scanners At Major US Airports
The TSA has been working towards this goal for nearly a half-decade. Its parent agency, the DHS, has already deployed facial recognition tech, most of it aimed at foreigners. The CBP uses it all the time. In 2020, the CBP’s facial recognition scanners at US borders captured 50 million facial images and less than 300 “impostors,” including (according to its press release) someone using their sister’s ID because they themselves had not received a COVID vaccination. Millions spent. Millions scanned. Barely anything useful accomplished. Par for the DHS course.
TSA Quietly Deploying Facial Recognition Scanners At Major US Airports
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TSA is adding face recognition at big airports. Here’s how to opt out.
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