Posted: 1/23/09

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Compiled  for:"The Shaman's Tent"  by: George R. Harrison 

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Enemies? What Enemies?

Who's the biggest military threat on this chart? Hmm?

It appears that we've been (if you're a USA resident), feeding our taxes into a corporate sponsored military-industrial complex that is a black hole of expense. Arming ourselves against fabled enemies who are so weak compared to us as to be practically invisible on the chart above.

Still, the drums beat for war and still more wars in distant, faraway lands. And, because of the profits from supplying the military, it's no wonder that "they" want to use up men and material so they can sell still more to an overbloated military.

The figures don't lie.

But, we've been lied to bigtime!

There are clearly no adversaries anywhere close to having the military budget of the US.

Funny how the media is always portraying shortages in the military.

Where has all this money gone? Not to the fighting man and woman at the front it seems.

You'll see more examples of the "disappearing millions/billions" in later articles only to illustrate that we are not getting a complete picture of either the successes or the fiascos when it comes to government spending.

Until then, just take a second to look again at this chart.

Our nearest potential "enemy" is so far below us in military spending as to practically be invisible.

The US is either spending to incredible excess or perhaps the military is the most convenient and efficient money-funnel from government into corporate coffers.

I suspect with good reason that both are true.

The military destroys equipment and infra-structure.

Corporations build this equipment and rebuild infra-structure.

What a marriage of convenience and profit.

Another illusion dispelled. - George

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