Saturday, October 7, 2023

Again..

 

Low..

War in mind..

 

The role of generals and admirals in the arms industry is part of the larger problem of the revolving door, in which hundreds of senior Pentagon and military officials go to work for major Pentagon contractors every year, using their contacts to wield influence on behalf of their corporate employers. 
A 2021 report by the Government Accountability Office found that over 1,700 senior government and military officials, including generals, admirals, and top acquisition officers, went to work for one or more of the top 14 weapons contractors between 2014–19.
The revolving door is a problem because it creates the appearance — and in some cases the reality — of conflicts of interest in the making of defense policy and in the shaping of the size and composition of the Pentagon budget.  The role of top military officials is particularly troubling, given their greater clout in the military and the government more broadly than most other revolving door hires. Their influence over policy and budget issues can tilt the scales towards a more militarized foreign policy.  
Sending the young to unnecessary war, to kill and be killed.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Revolving..

 

Behind..

 

Face..

 


Afghanistan, The Wall, Fossil Fuel, Food Shortage, Prices, etc.... 

The Wall..

 

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement on the U.S. Federal Registry with few details outlining the construction in Starr County, Texas, which is part of a busy Border Patrol sector.The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction. The waivers avoid time-consuming reviews and lawsuits challenging violation of environmental laws.The move backtracks on Biden's previous opposition to the border wall—he told NPR while running for president in 2020 “there will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration.”Six years later.  Just a thought.