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Feb 17 2010 - 1:42pm

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Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget? (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Budget Wars, US Military)

Not once has Obama’s nominee voted to reject a defense budget.

Zoë Carpenter
Military personell
The True Costs of Empire (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Government, US Military Presence Abroad)

Why are US taxpayers still forced to pay billions of dollars for US military bases?

David Vine
Cyberwarfare
Beyond Bayonets and Battleships (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Barack Obama, US Military)

The future of US global power is in space warfare. 

Alfred W. McCoy
Is the US Monopolizing War? (Arms and Spending Proliferation, US Wars and Military Action, US Weapons Sales Abroad)

Military operations and arms sales are what America knows best. 

Tom Engelhardt
The New Obama Doctrine (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Covert Ops, US Military)

Obama's plan for global war uses a variety of extra-legal methods including drones, civilian and proxy fighters, and cyber warfare. 

Nick Turse
Iran's Ayatollah Is Right About One Thing (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Religion)

Nuclear weapons are sinful.

Robert Scheer
Barack Obama
Arms Dealer Obama Will Win by Default (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Election 2012, US Military Presence Abroad)

How much are the Democrats counting on the profits and jobs generated by arming the world in the coming election?

Robert Scheer
9 comments
Is US Aid Suppressing Yemen's Freedom Struggle? (Arms and Spending Proliferation, World)

The increased use of military helicopters to crack down on demonstrators in Yemen begs the question: Are any of these helicopters part of a recent aid package from the Obama administration?

Nick Turse
Taking Aim at the Pentagon Budget
Taking Aim at the Pentagon Budget (Arms and Spending Proliferation, US Military)

Economic crisis, deficit mania and war weariness have created political momentum for big cuts to military spending.

Robert Dreyfuss
12 comments
GOP Fires at the Pentagon (Arms and Spending Proliferation, Conservatives and the American Right, US Wars and Military Action)

Among Republicans, a civil war has broken out over defense spending.

Robert Dreyfuss
14 comments

Blogs

Cutting Defense: Obama, Gates Say No
Robert Dreyfuss

A coalition of liberals, antiwar activists, Tea Party types and deficit hawks are getting out the axe for the Pentagon's bloated budget.

February 16, 2011
Times Joins Pentagon on China's 'Naval Ambitions'
Robert Dreyfuss

The editors want more weapons and military "steadfastedness" against Beijing.

January 2, 2011
What Are Teachers Worth?
The Notion

If we can't find a way to pay living wages for kindergarten teachers, who are we?

August 3, 2010
Containing China Is A Fool's Errand. Yet Obama's Deal with Indonesian Thugs Is Aimed at Exactly That
Robert Dreyfuss

Why resuming ties with Indonesia's special forces, Kopassus, ain't such a hot idea.

July 23, 2010
Top Secret: Privatizing Fails
The Notion

Talk about a Race to the Top. While deficit hawks obsess over spending for some, private security companies, private spies, and private armies have gotten there.

July 20, 2010
US Delivering F-16s to Pakistan This Weekend
Jeremy Scahill

The US says the planes will help Pakistan to "strike terrorists within their borders." Lockheed Martin cashes in on the deal.

June 24, 2010
Drone Attacks to Stimulate Economy?
The Notion

What's worse: backstabbing a president or bombing lots of civilians?

June 23, 2010
Key Dem Stalls Administration's Push for More Afghan War Money
John Nichols

Appropriations Committee chair David Obey says he will withhold action on supplemental spending request until action is taken to meet domestic needs.

June 16, 2010
Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste
John Nichols

Robert Gates calls for Congress, the Pentagon, and defense contractors to make serious cuts.

May 8, 2010
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
The Notion

"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th piece by Jane Perlez in the New York Times. But even all these days on, it's been a very discreet unveiling.

February 9, 2010