Military Budget

Ukraine’s Leaders Discuss Continued War Against Russia, Plans to Transform Country into Western Colony

December 12, 2024 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Corruption, Imperial Wars, Imperialism, International Law, Military Budget, NATO, Russia

by Dmitri Kovalevich, published on Defend Democracy Press, November 25, 2024 Dissenting evaluation of the Ukrainian war by a member of the Ukrainian opposition. After Donald Trump’s election victory on November 5, the Ukrainian authorities and media are visibly concerned about a possible change of policy in Washington. During the recent presidential and Congress elections, US media close to the[…]

Masters of Space: Deep Space Strategy in the Age of Trump

June 28, 2020 UNAC Editor Militarism, Military Budget, U.S. Aggression, War and Weapons

by Karl Grossman, published on CounterPunch, June 25, 2020 The United States “must be capable of winning wars that extend into space,” asserts a just-released “Defense Space Strategy” report. It is the first space strategy document issued by the U.S. since President Donald Trump, after declaring that the U.S. must achieve “dominance in space,” signed a measure this past December[…]

Keep Amendment on Foreign Bases in NDAA

July 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Legislation, Military Budget, US Foreign Bases

From World Beyond War, The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the “National Defense Authorization Act” introduced by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar requiring that the U.S. military provide Congress with the cost and the supposed national security benefits of every foreign military base or foreign military operation. World BEYOND War had flooded Congressional offices with the demand for Yes[…]

Military Bill Amended for the Better: This Pig Has Really, Really Good Lipstick

July 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Legislation, Militarism, Military Budget

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 14, 2019 The latest U.S. House of Representatives version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is beyond global in scope and not the least bit defensive, offended Donald Trump’s desire for limitless power and spending in dozens of ways detailed by the people he employs to write things longer than tweets —[…]

Military Spending and the Never Ending Trump Diversion

May 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Military Budget, Political Corruption, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy

by Ajamu Baraka, Published on Black Agenda Report, 17 Apr 2019 No sector has benefited more from the Trump presidency than the military/industrial complex — with lots of help from the Democrats. “Democrats and Republicans are both committed to the dictatorship of capitalist ruling class and global full spectrum dominance by the U.S.” Despite the intra-class anxiety among the capitalist[…]