by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | Defense Spending, Department of Defense Cost Control, Of Immediate Interest, Research
Military Personnel on Food Stamps: This question came up in many non-MSM publications and even in military papers as a direct result of Trump’s insistence on his ego-enhancing parade. While the topic of military personnel on food stamps was an “image” problem even in my early enlisted days in the late 1950’s, I had assumed…
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
The United States Probably Has More Foreign Military Bases Than Any Other People, Nation, or Empire in History: Although few know it, the United States garrisons the planet unlike any country in history, and the evidence is on view from Honduras to Oman, Japan to Germany, Singapore to Djibouti. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com.
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
The World Will Not Mourn the Decline of U.S. Hegemony “For the purposes of this report, I’ll leave aside the matter of whether Trump is, in fact, speeding the decline of U.S. global power (he undoubtedly is) and how he’s doing that to focus instead on a very...
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
We’ve compiled a number of different sources verifying American interference in foreign affairs in this document because just one source may not be convincing to an American public steeped in the ideals of U.S. hegemony reported by the MSM as opposed to the practical application of power and associated brutalities.
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
It is long past time to ask why this or that American regime wants war here, there and everywhere….the existential fact is the world is faced with a threat to its survival and that threat is the United States of America. Repost of an article by Toronto international criminal lawyer Christopher Black.
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
“THE SINGLE MOST important issue in allocating national resources is war versus peace…The United States is getting this choice profoundly wrong, squandering vast sums and undermining national security….If our next president remains trapped in expensive Middle East wars, the budgetary costs alone could derail any hopes for solving our vast domestic problems.”
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
“In this increasingly uncertain world, it is…imperative that American policymakers follow clear guidelines in deciding where and when American military intervention is most needed and how it can be most effective.” ~Repost of a 19 page article from The Heritage Foundation’s publication, Backgrounder.
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 30, 2018 | American Imperialism & Aggression, Research
Most civilizations in recorded history met their end from internal problems. Several years ago, is this the beginning of the end? The Buddha Consciousness predicted that China was a strong contender for global domination when the U.S. faded into the background….
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 29, 2018 | Research, Smart Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction
“There’s no such thing as a smart bomb.” Repost of a December 2017 article by Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 29, 2018 | Phosphorus Munitions, Research, Weapons of Mass Destruction
“The assaults on Fallujah by the United States military in April and November 2004 involved the use of white phosphorus. White phosphorus has extremely damaging effects on the health of victims, including severe burns and irritation of the respiratory system. [This analysis concludes that] the use of white phosphorus was illegal (per Chemical Weapons Convention, Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons and international humanitarian law) as it could be argued to be a chemical weapon, a riot control agent, or incendiary weapon…”
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 29, 2018 | Nuclear Weapons, Research, Weapons of Mass Destruction
The U.S. accounts for more than 40 percent of the planet’s military spending and has more than 5,500 strategic nuclear weapons, enough to blow the world up 5 to 50 times over. Risks include the ego-driven childish exchanges between president tRump & Kim Jong-un of N. Korea and nuclear maintenance errors detonating a weapon
by Reposted by Military Truth | Mar 29, 2018 | Napalm Bombs and Flamethrowers, Phosphorus Munitions, Research, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Napalm is a mixture of petrol and a chemical thickener which produces a tough sticky gel that attaches itself to the skin. The igniting agent, white phosphorus, continues burning for a considerable amount of time. A reported three quarters of all napalm victims in Vietnam were burned through to the muscle and bone (fifth degree burns). The pain caused by the burning is so traumatic that it often causes death.
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