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CULTURE OF WAR NEWSLETTER #1
MARCH 1, 2020
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and
Ecology
CONTENTS
BAKKEN, THE COST OF LOYALTY
I. Publisher’s
Publicity
II. Reviews
III. Misc. Loyalty
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TEXTS
Dishonesty, Hubris, and
Failure in the U.S. Military. Bloomsbury, 2020.
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WEST
POINT PROF PENS BLISTERING TAKEDOWN OF U.S. MILITARY ACADEMIES By Kelley Beaucar Vlajos, Theamericanconservative.com. February 20, 2020
Above Photo: West
Point professor Tim Bakken and the cover his new book, due out February 18,
2020. (courtesy of Bloomsbury)
This whistleblower from West
Point is exploding the myths surrounding the US military. He points to constant
failure as well as widespread corruption and incompetence. While all of this is
no doubt true, the foundational problem is the misuse of the military as a tool
of aggression seeking to create US dominance and the ability for US
corporations to profit from cheap natural resources and low-wage workers.
The US military budget needs to
be dramatically cut as part of shrinking the military so it is truly only a
defensive force. Since the US has never been attacked by another country since
the attack on Pearl Harbor, a defensive force can be quite small. This means
closing all US foreign bases and bringing troops home from abroad.
The profit must be taken out of
war. Weapons makers should be socialized so they are part of the government
without the exorbitant salaries of executives and returns for investors.
Weapons should only be made for defensive purposes not as a profit center or
tool of domination. The military should be audited annually. It has only been
audited once and failed that audit. There should be accountability and consequences
for the misuse of funds and audit failures.
Not only is the US military losing wars, it is creating chaos and insecurity around the world. It is causing mass deaths and mass migration which is causing problems in neighboring countries as far away as in Europe from US wars in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Not only is the US military losing wars, it is creating chaos and insecurity around the world. It is causing mass deaths and mass migration which is causing problems in neighboring countries as far away as in Europe from US wars in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The United States has
tremendous needs at home. There is a desperate need for affordable housing
throughout the country. College education should be free and graduates
suffering from student debt should have that debt erased. Infrastructure
repairs are needed and transition to a clean energy economy is urgent. Senior
citizens are living in poverty because of inadequate Social Security payments
which should be tripled. Poverty impacts tens of millions of people in the
United States. These are just some of many of the needs at home. The trillion
dollars spend on weapons and war needs to be ended so that human needs can be
met and environmental degradation can be confronted.
This whistleblower is another wake-up call that the US military
needs a complete rethinking, shrinking and change in mission KZ
What do you call a civilian law professor who, after successfully
filing for federal whistleblower status to keep his job teaching at West Point Military
Academy, proceeds to write a bombshell book about the systematic corruption,
violence, fraud, and anti-intellectualism he says has been rampant at the
historic institution for over a hundred years?
Well, if you are part of the military leadership or an alumnus of
the storied military academy, you may call him a traitor.
But if you are anyone searching
for reasons why the most powerful military in the world has not won a war in 75
years, you might call him a truth-teller. And a pretty brave one at that. MORE
Theamericanconservative.com | EDUCATE!
Since the military is
the global enforcer of the new world order, it's going to be a hell of a battle
to reduce it. Especially now that they are so close to total global domination.
A lot of people are against their first in line status for raises though. I
hope the book is a big success and wakes up a lot of people.
The military already has its people writing poor reviews on
Amazon for the purposes of damage control and to keep people away from this
book, so when you read it, rate and review on Amazon when you get a chance.
A West Point professor deconstructs the many
failures of America's most beloved institution: the armed forces. Bakken—the first civilian hired to teach law at ...
III. LOYALTY
MATERIALS
This article, with a
statement signed by 70 former U.S. Senators including 18 Republicans and 52
Democrats, seems quite significant. America is beginning to turn into a dictatorship.
Art Hobson
Trump’s Party
“An Unqualified Loyalist.” (Washington Post). NADG (2-24 -20). Richard Grenell appointed acting director of national intelligence “is manifestly unqualified for the job.” Nevertheless he has “won the president’s favor in a familiar way: by loudly praising him and his agenda….”
“An Unqualified Loyalist.” (Washington Post). NADG (2-24 -20). Richard Grenell appointed acting director of national intelligence “is manifestly unqualified for the job.” Nevertheless he has “won the president’s favor in a familiar way: by loudly praising him and his agenda….”
WOMACK
AT WEST POINT
“WOMACK Chairs Military Meeting.” NADG (11-24-19).
“The West Point board of visitors, chaired by
Arkansas’ 34d District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, met in Washington earlier this
month.” https://www.pressreader.com/usa/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20191124/281827170612367
“Womack Reelected to West Point Post.” NADG (3-1-2020). To his 4th term as chairman of
the Board of Visitors (2017-), first appointed to the board in 2012 by
Republican Speaker John Boehner. Womack
served 30 years in the AANG, retiring as a colonel in 2009. His brother Jim graduated from West point.
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Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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Local Newspaper Record of
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Honoring “Heroes” (2009-2016)
State of Arkansas Tax
Support
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