As US sends warships to the region it's important to note that lobbyists and think tanks that get big bucks have been fanning the flames right here in DC
Al Jazeera wondered whether the Atlantic Council taking weapons firm money amounts to a conflict of interest
And they're doing it without disclosing their ties to the weapons industry
The DC think tank will find any reason to boost the DOD's already out of control budget, this time it's Russia
New fun database filters the foreign interests, arms contractors, and US govt funding DC's top 50 orgs
A loophole in a hearing transparency rule allows experts to bypass potential conflict disclosures
