Capitol Hill is already talking about the next big tranche of assistance, despite a lack of battlefield — and political — clarity.
Ukraine aid — and US stockpiles — are running out. What’s next?
Tag: Defense Contractors
The Military-Industrial Complex Has Never Been Worse
How bad has the military-industrial complex gotten? The arms industry donates tens of millions of dollars every election cycle, and the average taxpayer spends $1,087 per year on weapons contractors compared to just $270 for K-12 education.
The Military-Industrial Complex Has Never Been Worse
Army Info War Division Wants Social Media Surveillance to Protect “NATO Brand”
The U.S. Army Cyber Command told defense contractors it planned to surveil global social media use to defend the “NATO brand,” according to a 2022 webinar recording reviewed by The Intercept.
Army Info War Division Wants Social Media Surveillance to Protect “NATO Brand” (archived)
My family was massacred on my wedding day. I hold the US in part responsible
Until Biden fulfills his promise to end arm sales to the Saudis, the US and its largest defense contractors are complicit in war crimes
My family was massacred on my wedding day. I hold the US in part responsible
A Front Company and a Fake Identity: How the U.S. Came to Use Spyware It Was Trying to Kill.
A Front Company and a Fake Identity: How the U.S. Came to Use Spyware It Was Trying to Kill.
The secret contract — which The New York Times is disclosing for the first time — violates the Biden administration’s public policy, and still appears to be active. The contract, reviewed by The Times, stated that the “United States government” would be the ultimate user of the tool, although it is unclear which government agency authorized the deal and might be using the spyware. It specifically allowed the government to test, evaluate, and even deploy the spyware against targets of its choice in Mexico.
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The secret November 2021 contract used the same American company — designated as “Cleopatra Holdings” but actually a small New Jersey-based government contractor called Riva Networks — that the F.B.I. used two years earlier to purchase Pegasus. Riva’s chief executive used a fake name in signing the 2021 contract and at least one contract Riva executed on behalf of the F.B.I.
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The deal unfolded as the European private equity fund that owns NSO pursued a plan to get U.S. government business by establishing a holding company, Gideon Cyber Systems. The private equity fund’s ultimate goal was to find an American buyer for the company.
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Read More »Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill Two Iranian IRGC Members
Two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday.
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill Two Iranian IRGC Members
US Launches Airstrikes in Syria After Drone Attack Kills US Contractor
The Pentagon announced on Thursday night that it launched airstrikes in Syria after a drone attack killed a US contractor and wounded five US troops near Hasakah in northeast Syria.
US Launches Airstrikes in Syria After Drone Attack Kills US Contractor
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CIA Agent Killed, Others Wounded in a Bombing of a US Base in Syria
The Pentagon and all of the US military commanders know that every time Israel bombs a site in Syria, their troops will be bombed in retaliation by the Syrian resistance. The bombing of the base of the US Army of oil thieves in Hasakah was in retaliation to Israel’s bombing of Aleppo International Airport the day earlier, political analysts affirm.
Washington gives secret bailout to companies accused of war crimes in West Asia
US lawmakers last year secretly authorized a bailout for weapons makers for unproven inflation burden as part of the record-breaking 2023 annual defense budget, which allotted over $800 billion for defense spending.
Washington gives secret bailout to companies accused of war crimes in West Asia
Endless Wars Are the Enemy of Freedom
“Autocrats only understand one word: no, no, no. No you will not take my country, no you will not take my freedom, no you will not take my future… A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never be able to ease the people’s love of liberty. Brutality will never grind down the will of the free.”—President Biden
Oh, the hypocrisy.
Endless Wars Are the Enemy of Freedom
Democrats Praise Bush, Want More Small-Business War Profiteers
Well it’s another big day for Democrats doing Democraty things.
Democrats Praise Bush, Want More Small-Business War Profiteers
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