The Exaggeration of a Threat: Why We Spend $1 Trillion - Military Industrial Complex
Research paper Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 – 2024 Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 – 2024 | Costs of War
Modern Context: Military Spending and Influence
The segment emphasizes how both parties (Republican and Democrat) continue to heavily invest in military programs, often disconnected from strategic necessity.
Trump's statements about high-tech military developments like a “Golden Dome” are scrutinized. Experts suggest the technology is not viable and that these announcements often mask large-scale financial transfers to defense contractors.
Recent Research: "The Profits of War"
The discussion introduces William Hartung and his co-author Stephen Semler, who wrote a report for Brown University and the Quincy Institute.
Their research shows:
Over 20 years since 9/11, the Pentagon has handed out $7 trillion in contracts, with $2 trillion going to the top five defense contractors.
In the past five years, spending has continued at extremely high levels.
Superficial Cuts vs. Real Spending
Officials like Trump’s Secretary of Defense promoted cuts of $800 million in waste, which, while sounding substantial, pale in comparison to a record $1 trillion defense budget announced shortly after.
These small “cuts” don’t address:
Dysfunctional weapons systems
The half-million private contractors employed by the Pentagon
Systemic inefficiencies and procurement fraud
Pork-Barrel Politics and Job Distribution
Major weapons systems like the F-35 fighter jet are intentionally spread across dozens of congressional districts to ensure political support.
This makes defense programs nearly untouchable in Congress, as representatives fear being labeled as anti-jobs.
However, actual job benefits are often concentrated in just a few states (e.g., Texas, California, Georgia), with other states receiving token work.
Key Takeaways
Military spending is driven more by politics and profit than strategy or national defense.
The military-industrial complex has become deeply embedded in the U.S. economy and political system.
True reform would require breaking the political incentive to keep funding these systems regardless of effectiveness or necessity. - D.D.
The Epstein Files: The House Of Maxwell | Episode 2
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An interview with Jerm Warfare posted to the UK Column on July 21, 2025. Jerm and Dr. Mike Yeadon, a British scientist and former pharmaceutical executive known for his critical stance on pandemic narratives, explore the state of science, the pandemic narrative, and the importance of critical thinking. They discuss the concept of 'preferred reality' imposed by media and governments, the medical protocols during the pandemic, and the implications of fear in medical decisions. Mike shares insights from his experience in the pharmaceutical industry, the timeline of vaccine development, and the absence of a true pandemic. The chat stresses the need for self-reliance, community connections, and the importance of questioning established narratives. - UK Column News.
Stephen Gardner and Catherine Austin Fitts discuss how the DOD, military industrial complex and government are stealing from citizens and lying about money.
Catherine Austin: "If you let the [Epstein] files out, [Americans] are going to connect...Epstein, Mossad, the growing power of Israel, AIPAC, & where did their pension fund money go?...[and] the same institution that laundered $20 trillion [of that taxpayer money]...ran Operation Warp Speed."
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Syria Was Never About Civil War—Here’s the Hidden Agenda | Colonel Douglas Macgregor Interview
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Timestamp:
00:00 – 01:57 The Interview Western Media Won’t Air - Syria, Israel, U.S. Control & Public Backlash
01:58 – 06:12 Syria Was Never Just a Civil War -The Colonial Borders, Trade War & Rising Powers Western Media Ignores
06:13 – 08:46 Greater Israel, U.S. Backing & the Quiet Pact to Carve Up Syria - Including the Druze South
08:47 – 10:04 CIA, Mossad & MI6 Destroyed Syria - Now U.S. Media Covers for War Criminals
10:05 – 14:10 New Trade Routes, Rising Powers & Why U.S. Policy Still Follows Israel’s Orders
14:11 – 16:25 David’s Corridor - Israel’s Hidden Land Grab That Could Spark War with Turkey
16:26 – 18:31 Turkey’s Plan to Annex Northwest Iran - The Corridor Wars Armenia, Israel & the U.S. Don’t Want You to See
18:32 – 23:10 Trump’s Iran Strike Threat & the Real WW3 Risk - Israel’s Lies, U.S. Obedience & a New Axis Rising
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26:05 – 28:07 Who Really Controls U.S. Policy? AIPAC Power, Zionist Loyalty Tests & Intelligence Capture
28:08 – 31:14 Why Most Americans Know Nothing About the World - And Still Back Every War
31:15 – 35:47 How AIPAC Captured America - From JFK’s Warning to Today’s Loyalty Pledges & Treason Silence
35:48 – 36:59 When Will U.S. Foreign Policy Change? Only After a Massive, Bloody Defeat
37:00 – 44:09 America’s Titanic - Zionist Wars, Billionaire Capture & the Crash That Might Finally Wake Us Up
44:10 – 45:30 The Only Woman-Led Channel from the Middle East Telling the Truth – Subscribe & Stay Unfiltered.
Article by Douglas Macgregor: Versailles on the Potomac. American politics is running on a perilous trajectory. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/versailles-on-the-potomac/
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Col Doug Macgregor: Trump's Not in Charge/NOT the Man We Voted into Office
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