Part 1 of a New Documentary Series
It’s well worth a few minutes of your time to watch the first episode of this series on the military-industrial complex and its enormous reach and power, especially in American society.
I remember when I used to see thoughtful series like this on Frontline. Occasionally, you’d see critical reports on the mainstream media: I’m referring here to the 1970s and 1980s and shows like “60 Minutes” and “20/20.” Those days, dear reader, are long gone.
It’s rather amazing that Americans have to look to Al Jazeera for critical and sensible reporting on our very own military-industrial complex. Remember what Ike warned us about in 1961? Remember when he challenged us to remain alert and knowledgeable? America, we have a trillion-dollar “pentagon of power” to monitor—and we’re not doing the greatest job at it, are we? In fact, that pentagon of power is doing a far better job at monitoring us.
Indeed, when our mainstream media covers the Pentagon, it usually relies on retired generals and admirals, who often have unreported conflicts of interest (they may sit on corporate boards of weapons contractors, for example, or even get their talking points handed to them by the Pentagon). Let’s just say you rarely hear a negative word about the MIC in this very much unbalanced and biased coverage.
I see that YouTube is cautioning us that Al Jazeera is partially funded by the Qatari government. The horror!
Anyway, Al Jazeera is promising three more episodes in the series, the next one on America’s $1.7 trillion “investment” in new nuclear weapons. Should be sobering.
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It’s no coincidence that the 1% have since the days of old that you mention, bought up media, entertainment and Congress. At the same time the subservience to Israel has become air-tight since the moguls are usually Zionists…Lew Wasserman (deceased), Les Wexner, Bill Ackman, Robert Maxwell (deceased), Dave Eisner, Bruce Rappaport and Trump who serves Zionism as obediently as anyone.
Breaking out the Epstein files would show the extent to which America has been sold to Israel and the ease with which sexual blackmail has made that possible. Trump will do anything including breaking the law to keep the information from the public.
It is imperative that we, the 99%, break this terrible and destructive grip on power in America. All of we the people should be investigating right now who will be running for Congress in their district in 2026 with the intention of defeating any incumbent who is receiving money from AIPAC and replacing him/her with someone who is refusing such money. We the people must show up at debates and demand to know from all running – are you for liberty and justice for all or its antithesis, Israel?
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That assumes, Clif9710, that there will BE an Election in November of 2026. Which further assumes that the United States will survive as a functioning Nation State to celebrate it’s 250th Birthday on July 4, 325 days from today.
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