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Welcome to the defense death spiral
Military Industrial Complex

Welcome to the defense death spiral

At the current spending rate, in another generation we will have a lot of rich contractors and no aircraft or Naval fleets to speak of


41yrs ago: 220 Marines involved in Israel's war on Lebanon killed
Middle East

41yrs ago: 220 Marines involved in Israel's war on Lebanon killed

Have we learned the lesson? If the US hadn't got ensnared in Tel Aviv's affairs, the bombing would never have happened.

Maia Sandu Moldova
Europe

It was a mistake to make the Moldovan election about Russia

The slim majority backing EU membership and for President Sandu reflects a chafing against binary choices

RTX (ex-Raytheon) busted for ‘extraordinary’ corruption
Military Industrial Complex

RTX (ex-Raytheon) busted for ‘extraordinary’ corruption

How bad do you have to be to get slapped with nearly $1 billion in fines?


Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan
Africa

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan

Of the many foreign powers influencing this bloody conflict, Tel Aviv could help claw it back — if it wanted to.

Opposition parties so far not throwing Hezbollah under the bus
Middle East

Opposition parties so far not throwing Hezbollah under the bus

Despite White House hopes, the faction's political rivals see Israel as waging war on all of Lebanon