Thursday, November 30, 2006

The Military Industrial Complex


Eisenhower Farewell Speech:

Video
Transcript


The Military Complex List:

http://www.militaryindustrialcomplex.com/companies.asp

Quote: (Section IV of Transcript)

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

"...we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite."

Eisenhower warns against the very thing that has happened within our military -- misplaced power and influence.

November - 246 publicly reported defense contracts have been awarded totaling $17,425,359,197. This is only 1 month our of 3 yrs at war.

You say this isn't a moneymaking War?

You say the Military Industrial Complex isn't a business -- a BIG BUSINESS?

Think again! Greed and power have taken over.

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