I’ve been reporting and commenting about the politics of war and national security for over forty years.
Starting with an exposé of a dog of a UK defense program that got me denounced as a traitor by the UK defense minister. I’ve covered everything from the myth of Soviet military superiority to the rise of assassination as the principal U.S. military strategy.
And so I know that it’s always about the money.
Let me show you how.
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