When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.” Nick Turse August 24 2026 (TheIntercept.com) The U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP File U.S. Central… Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered a “research security audit” of UC Berkeley and 29 other academic institutions, demanding an immediate review of foreign academic, financial and research collaborations, according to a U.S. official. In a press release, the DOD said failure to comply with the audit before Aug…. Continue reading
BECOMEA MEMBER U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seen on a monitor while testifying during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2022. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Codenamed GAMECHANGER, an AI program helps the military make sense of its own “byzantine” and… Continue reading
BECOMEA MEMBER Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., looks on during a news conference with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on July 26, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein, who have access to top-secret information, recently had public health episodes. Ken Klippenstein… Continue reading
U.S. Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley attend a press conference on March 15, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “The Pentagon and the military-industrial complex have been plagued by a massive amount of waste, fraud, and financial… Continue reading
Recalling William Appleman Williams final work PATRICK MAZZA JUN 3, 2023 The Raven (theraven@substack.com) Source: CBO’s Estimate of the Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Starve the poor – Feed the Pentagon Once again, while other needs are squeezed, a federal budget deal will literally starve the… Continue reading
