But this is just part of a pernicious system of corrupt dealings and profiteering in Pentagon procurement practices, and much of it is completely legal.
Retired lieutenant colonel William Astore explains how the American âgreatestâ military is certainly the porkiest despite not having won a war since World War II (and even then the Soviets did more of the fighting than the Allies). He then amplifies this observation by looking at the budget (to the extent that tells the storyâ¦recall the unaccounted for $21 trillion) and our grandiose ambitions.
Control of the .ML domain will revert on Monday from Zuurbier to Maliâs government, which is closely allied with Russia. When Zuurbierâs 10-year management contract expires, Malian authorities will be able to gather the misdirected emails.
The investigation also revealed that Raytheon Technologies had raised
the price of Stinger missiles from $25,000 to more than $400,000 per
unit. âEven accounting for inflation and some improvements, thatâs a
seven-fold increase,â Shay Assad, a former Pentagon acquisitions
official, told 60 Minutes.
A senior research scientist working on advanced propulsion technologies for the U.S. Air Force duped a contractor into hiring an unqualified sex worker he had paid using a government charge card because he thought she was âreally hot,â according to the feds.
The man then allegedly threatened to kill the sex workerâs supervisor and himself when the scheme fell apartâbut not before shifting the bulk of the projectâs funding elsewhere to pay for her salary at a different defense firm. (...)
The US military services have put together a list of $17.8 billion in possible spending that wasnât included in Bidenâs budget request that could be added to the $813 billion.
The Russians are so digging this. Their misinformation campaign is killing Americans, fomenting distrust of scientists, and hurting our military. Mission accomplished, comrades.
People! This is good news. The USA applies economic sanctions to Russia and then Russia responds. It is called 'Blowback'. This is exactly what sophisticated American voters expected and wanted. Mission Accomplished.
