Sunday, July 20, 2008

The Pentagonization of US life



Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt of Tomdispatch.com, in the second part of their interview to Pepe Escobar, talk about the ramifications of militarism in American life - how over 100 contractors are now in the Pentagon's payroll. This is closely connected to the way the Bush administration expanded militarization abroad through the worldwide US "empire of bases." The backlash was inevitable. Engelhardt says the Bush administration "may have single-handedly given birth to a multipolar world."

The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives

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