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The
War Profiteers - War Crimes, Kidnappings & Torture |
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The U.S. Military Complex |
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Background - The Policy “[…] The White House has issued its vision of a National Security
Strategy for the United States. Written by a team of advisors headed by
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, the document enunciates the Bush
doctrine. In marked contrast to US foreign policy over the past half century,
the Bush doctrine states that the US will never allow its military supremacy
to be challenged. On June 1 Bush told graduating cadets at West Point, ‘We
fight, as we always fight, for a just peace - a peace that favors liberty. We
will defend the peace against the threats from terrorists and tyrants.’ The
doctrine outlines how that mission will be accomplished. ‘We do not use our
strength to press for unilateral advantage. We seek instead to create a
balance of power that favors human freedom.’ […]” Excerpt of Commentary by A. Faruqui from
October 4th, 2002. |
U.S. Marine in Baghdad - April 2003 |
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Chart of Lockheed Martin’s stock price (2002 - early
2007) |
Background - The War Profiteers “[…] On the contrary, this is the story of how Lockheed’s interests,
as opposed to those of the American citizenry, set the course of U.S. policy
after 9/11. For the war companies, things have worked out perfectly. Whatever
the rationale for the invasion of Iraq, business is booming. Not long after
Bush took office, Lockheed Martin’s revenues soared by more than 30 percent,
as it was awarded $17 billion in contracts from the Department of Defense, a
far cry from the lean years of the Clinton administration. […] And that was
before the war in Iraq.” Excerpt from a Playboy article
from January 16th, 2007. |
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Private
Contractors Alliant Techsystems Boeing Computer Science Corporation General Dynamics General Electric Honeywell ITT Industries L-3 Communications Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Raytheon Science Applications International Corporation United Defense Industries United
Technologies |
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Background 1) A leatherneck with 1st Marine Division mans a post in the streets
in the center of Baghdad. Behind the Marine sits the remains of the icon of
the fallen Iraqi regime, the pedestal from which a giant Saddam Hussein
statue was pulled down by Iraqi citizens and Marines. First Marine Division
and other elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force secured the capital city
less than three weeks into Operation Iraqi Freedom. - April 2003 - U.S.
Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly; |
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