{"id":19535,"date":"2020-02-01T01:59:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T06:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19535"},"modified":"2020-05-16T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T16:00:46","slug":"english-bulletin-february-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19535","title":{"rendered":"English bulletin February 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILITARY SWALLOWS UP THE AMERICAN BUDGET
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\nUsually this bulletin puts the emphasis on positive actions that promote the culture of peace. But this month, it seems that the most important events were negative, and we need to look at them in detail.<\/p>\n

\nIn particular, the principal center of the American empire, the budget of the United States, is being almost completely swallowed up by military spending. Last month, the US congress, both Republicans and Democrats voted to adopt a military budget of $738 billion dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nAs shown by a recent analysis, the military portion of the budget <\/a> is even higher than reported because much of it is hidden from the eyes of the public. According to the analysis, the US government has spent a staggering $5.4 trillion on its post-9\/11 war on terror, with an additional $1 trillion due for veterans\u2019 care in the future. That\u2019s an average of $23.7 billion monthly for the past 228 months.<\/p>\n

Every indication says that this spending will continue.<\/p>\n

Following the recent drone strike by the US military that killed Iran\u2019s most powerful general, the big US defense companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon scored huge military contracts <\/a> worth $1.93 billion and $758 million respectively. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nAs reported in the CPNN article, \u201cTraditionally, defense stocks tend to outperform the market during periods of budget growth,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cshares of defense companies outperform the broader market in the six months after a crisis event in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nOne can easily see that this is driven by a huge military-industrial-complex, which is perhaps better described as a “military-industrial-congressional complex.”<\/p>\n

\nThere is no indication of a political solution in the United States. Senators and representatives in the US tend to receive big campaign contributions from the companies and individuals that profit from military contracts, and this is necessary because their election campaigns are very costly. The vote for the military budget was 377-48 with 188 Democrats joining with 189 Republicans.<\/p>\n

\nAnd not a single candidate for President <\/a> in this year\u2019s election campaign has proposed an alternative budget. It seems that the military budget is politically “untouchable.”<\/p>\n

\nWhere does this lead? Rather than trying to analyze the historical significance of these events here, I refer the reader to my blog for this month: “Why the bloated military budget threatens to bring down the American empire.<\/a>”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n\n
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
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\n\u2018Atrocious\u2019: 188 Democrats Join GOP to Hand Trump $738 Billion Military Budget That Includes \u2018Space Force\u2019
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION
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\nA Brutal Violation of Press Freedom\u2019: Glenn Greenwald Targeted With Investigation by Brazilian Government After Reporting on Corruption
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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\nTens of thousands march in southern India to protest citizenship law
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DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
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\nPeru: Electoral peace promoted in 4 native languages
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EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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\nLebanon: Interview with Ogarit Younan (prize for conflict prevention and peace)
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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\nGreta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire
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TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY
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\nBurkina Faso: Struggle against radicalization: Imams and preachers strengthen their knowledge
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WOMEN\u2019S EQUALITY
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\nUNWomen: In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced
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