The New York Times reported Monday that the US and its Western allies have shipped weapons to Ukraine that were broken and needed repair or were only useful for spare parts.
NYT: Western Countries Have Sent Broken Weapons to Ukraine
Tag: Military Contracts
US: Jewish doctor refuses pledge to not boycott Israel, doesn’t get paid
‘I actively support a boycott,’ doctor says in response to Arkansas anti-BDS law
US: Jewish doctor refuses pledge to not boycott Israel, doesn’t get paid
How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict
Yes, I do think the US has an eye on instigating a conflict with China.
As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It’s learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. No one knows what the next U.S. major military conflict will be or whether the U.S. will send troops — as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq — or provide vast amounts of aid and expertise, as it has done with Ukraine. But China remains America’s biggest concern. U.S. military officials say Beijing wants to be ready to invade the self-governing island of Taiwan by 2027, and the U.S. remains the island democracy’s chief ally and supplier of defense weapons.
How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict
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[2008] Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand
In the summer of 2005, the Bush administration confronted a fresh wave of criticism over Guantánamo Bay. The detention center had just been branded “the gulag of our times” by Amnesty International, there were new allegations of abuse from United Nations human rights experts and calls were mounting for its closure.
Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand
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
US Army Plans ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Ammunition Production as Ukraine Aid Drains Stockpiles
According to the Pentagon, the US has sent 924,000 155mm artillery rounds to Ukraine
US Army Plans ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Ammunition Production as Ukraine Aid Drains Stockpiles
Maybe if the AFU didn’t waste ammunition, on civilians, they wouldn’t have as much of a shortage?!
Feet on the Ground in St. Petersburg: The Public Mood
by Gilbert Doctorow
One of the first questions put to me by a reader via the Comments function with respect to Monday’s report of my initial impressions after arriving in St Petersburg was: and what is the general mood of people? I begged off answering, saying that I would have to speak to a lot more people before I could confidently answer that question.
Feet on the Ground in St. Petersburg: The Public Mood
Sanctions don’t seem to be effecting the wealthy or the middle class, in Russia, much.
US Signs Deal to Give Israel Four Refueling Planes Needed to Bomb Iran
The tanker planes won’t be delivered until 2025, Israel is purchasing them from Boeing with funds provided by US military aid
US Signs Deal to Give Israel Four Refueling Planes Needed to Bomb Iran
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Israeli Air Force Simulates Large-Scale Strikes on Iran
Israel just bought refueling planes, to bomb Iran, with our tax dollars.
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