On AlterNet: war spending

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It Takes a Woman to Lead the Way to Peace: Mayor Kitty Piercy Leading the Way to Bring Our War Dollars Home

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. May 30, 2011.

We must encourage Congress to make rational, long-term decisions when debating oversight of the military.

7 Reasons We're Always at War -- and 7 Ways to Quit

William Astore, YES! Magazine. July 12, 2010.

How to cap the gusher of war funding and rhetoric.

President Obama to Request Another $33 Billion for Unpopular Wars

Derrick Crowe, January 13, 2010.

The Associated Press reports that President Obama "plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

US Is Increasing Its Hegemony As the "Global War Gladiator" Under Obama

Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. January 4, 2010.

What to watch for in 2010 from the country that spends more on war than the next 25 combined.

$57,077.60 -- That's What We're Paying Each Minute for the Occupation of Afghanistan

Jo Comerford, TomDispatch.com. December 17, 2009.

The $30 billion cost of Obama's surge alone would place the US in the top-ten for global military spending, sandwiched between Italy and Saudi Arabia.

The Five Secret Billion-Dollar Companies Sucking Obscene Amounts of Taxpayer Money

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. June 26, 2008.

Meet the mystery defense contractors that are raking in billions in taxpayer dollars without notice.

Obama: 'Iraq Costs American Families $100 Bucks per Month'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 7, 2008.

He’s smart to put it that way, but the figure just scratches the surface.

Bush Administration Wastes Trillions in Worthless Weapons

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 3, 2008.

The government has invested trillions in weapons that are completely useless in the fight against stateless terrorists.