Monday, March 23, 2009

War For Profit: The Military-Industrial Complex.

Eisenhower came up with the term military-industrial complex in 1961. Since then, war profiteering has grown exponentially to an obscene level. The combined cost of the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and the " normal " Pentagon budget stands at $ 4.5 Trillion. Source Watch explores it, listing the major companies involved, from the Vietnam war to today.

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