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War Economy

Sinking Billions: Revolving Doors

Previously, in Part One of ‘Sinking Billions’: 
‘Undergunned and Overpriced’ – Missing records, billions in over-runs, and flawed ships – how the Australian Defence Department’s new Frigates project is a boondoggle for a British weapons-maker.

Declassified Australia is highlighting by this series of articles the extensive influence of industry insiders within government, the lack of transparency, and the absence of effective governance.

In the second part of her coverage of the Australian Defence Department’s new Frigates project, Michelle Fahy says it is a jobs merry-go-round for former military officers, bureaucrats and weapons makers.

Source: Sinking Billions: Revolving Doors

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Soldiers in Cameroon, a Close U.S Ally, Commit Mass Rape
Cameroon soldiers, Burkina Faso soldiers and Niger soldiers train identifying a enemy, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Feb. 27, 2019. Hosted by Burkina Faso, Flintlock is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dracorius white)

This raid appears to be the worse case of mass rape committed by a U.S. ally in Africa in recent years. Over the last decade, the United States aided Cameroon’s security forces to the tune of almost $224 million, according to Security Assistance Monitor, which tracks U.S. security aid and arms sales. Over that same span, U.S. troops trained elite Cameroonian forces and even saw combat alongside them. The U.S. military also built up a network of outposts integral to drone operations in the region.

Soldiers in Cameroon, a Close U.S Ally, Commit Mass Rape
War Economy

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

What Military Industrial Complex?(ODT)

Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of Donald Trump as a man with a plan. But in at least one area — reshaping the economy to serve the needs of the military-industrial complex — he’s (gasp!) a socialist in the making.

via Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense