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J. William Fulbright
Military Industrial Complex

Today's 'Arrogance of Power' meets the ghost of J. William Fulbright

The Arkansas senator's words warning against the perils of Washington’s ‘war fever’ in 1966 are more prescient than ever. Are we listening?

Despite ban, pernicious military 'earmarks' are back in the billions
Military Industrial Complex

Despite ban, pernicious military 'earmarks' are back in the billions

Lawmakers are using program increases to push for pet projects the DoD didn’t even ask for

Tehran, Iran strikes
QiOSK

US used 'Claude' to strike over 1000 targets in first 24 hours of war

Despite a spat and Pentagon ban, Anthropic’s ‘AI is being used in the kill chain while Hegseth says ‘no stupid rules of engagement’

Trump Iran war
QiOSK

The cost of Trump's Iran war: $5 billion and counting

The Pentagon will likely ask for $50B more in emergency funding

Trump MBS
Military Industrial Complex

Amid turmoil, Trump to give Saudi Arabia sweet nuclear deal

The proposed ‘123 Agreement’ lacks guardrails that would prevent the Kingdom from using our enrichment assistance to build a bomb

THAAD Iran
Military Industrial Complex

Weapons makers cash in on Trump's Iran war

Big Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman saw billions added to their market value