Raytheon
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Is Lockheed Martin Dictating Politico’s War Propaganda Articles in Secret? Hell No–They’re Doing it Right Out in the Open
Check out Politico’s latest “independent” news story designed to scare the bejeezus out of its readers and justify the cry for more and bigger military hardware contracts to fatten the coffers of our leading weapons makers. Continue reading
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US Hits “Search and Destroy” Against China’s New Silk Roads
The relentless paranoia about the Chinese “threat” has much to do with the exit ramp offered by Beijing to a Global South permanently indebted to IMF/World Bank exploitation. Continue reading
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United Technologies – Raytheon Merger Is the Definition of Crony Capitalism
Trump opposes the merger of these two arms manufacturers, which would create the world’s largest such corporation, but why? Bill Black gives us the interesting answer and explores why these mergers are dangerous and on the rise Continue reading
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General Atomics bring in BAE Systems to lobby for ‘Protector’ drone to fly in UK by Chris Cole
Drone manufacturer, General Atomics, hosted an event in London on 24 January in order – as its press release put it – “to recognize UK companies that are contributing to operational systems such as MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, and the new MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA program” (which the UK MoD is calling ‘Protector’). Continue reading
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Media: WaPo Fails to Note Raytheon, Saudi Funding of Advocate for Raytheon Arms to Saudis
In a piece for the Just Security blog (6/5/17) about the impact of weapons industry contributions on a Saudi arms vote, Ryan Goodman notes that “money also pollutes other policy spaces that influence congressional votes”—including the news media Continue reading
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Raytheon’s Payday in Syria By Brad Hoff
Raytheon, the manufacturer of the BGM-71 TOW (Hughes was bought out by Raytheon in 1997), has been heavily invested in the potential course of the Syrian conflict from the beginning. In late August, early September of last year, as the United States was preparing for a possible missile strike on Syria, it was the Raytheon-made… Continue reading
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Mining your information for big brother By Pratap Chatterjee
Big Bro is watching you. Inside your mobile phone and hidden behind your web browser are little known software products marketed by contractors to the government that can follow you around anywhere. No longer the wide-eyed fantasies of conspiracy theorists, these technologies are routinely installed in all of our data devices by companies that sell… Continue reading
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Syria: The US Military-Industrial complex tied to pro-war propaganda
Military analysts who recently made frequent appearances on major US media outlets to make the case for a military strike against Syria have ties to prominent defense contractors and other firms with stakes in the conflict, according to a new report. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: January 5, 2012: U.S. Defense Act 2012: Open-Ended War
5 January 2012 — Stop NATO News: January 5, 2012 U.S. Defense Act 2012: Open-Ended War Romania: U.S.-NATO Missile Deployment Project Comes Into Force Raytheon Delivers First Upgraded Patriot Missile Radar To Kuwait U.S. Employs Drones To Counter China U.S. Navy Testing Long-Range Drones Near Persian Gulf Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 30, 2011: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Toward Iran
30 December 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Aircraft Carrier Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Toward Iran 154 Warplanes: U.S. Signs $29 Billion Deal With Saudis For F-15s United Arab Emirates: First Overseas Deployment Of Advanced U.S. Interceptors Russia: Main Goal Of U.S., NATO In Libya Was To Murder Gaddafi Afghan Soldier Slays Two NATO Counterparts Georgia Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 27, 2011
27 December 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Buildup In Central Asia To Counter Russia, China Royal Canadian Air Force Mulls Major Arctic Base Expansion Georgia Defense Delegation Returns From Consultations In U.S. Raytheon Wins MDA Contract For Standard Missile Interceptors Azerbaijan-Turkey Pipeline Supplants Russia In Southeast Europe Continue reading
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New Riot Police Shields Will Suffocate Protestors With Acoustic Waves
Raytheon has a patent pending now for a new police shield that produces a low-frequency sound which resonates with the respiratory tract, making it hard to breathe. According to the patent, the intensity could be increased from causing discomfort to the point where targets become ‘temporarily incapacitated’. Continue reading
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