On AlterNet: military budget

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Don't Call It a "Defense" Budget

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. February 2, 2010.

The new budget from the White House will push U.S. military spending well above $2 billion a day. Foreclosing the future of our country should not be confused with defending it.

Pentagon Tries to Lock Obama Into an Outrageously Bloated Budget

Mark Engler, In These Times. December 24, 2008.

The U.S. spends as much on the military in a single year as it did in the $700 billion financial bailout. Yet the Pentagon is now calling for more.

With All Eyes on the Bailout, House Passes Trillion-Dollar Defense Bill

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.

It's 'empire spending,' not 'defense spending.'

The Pornography of Power: Lust for Empire Has Weakened America

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. July 25, 2008.

Veteran journalist Robert Scheer on the media's complicity in war, the rise of the neocons and how even Nixon got some things right.

US Spends $88 on the Military for Every Buck Fighting Climate Change

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 31, 2008.

It's a reflection of our priorities.