Not too poor for the wars
Matthew Hoh quoted
IndyWeek | 02-22-12
War. Wars. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The drumbeat for war in Iran...Read More »
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Budget cuts slowing production of Lockheed's F-35
William D. Hartung quoted
AJC | 02-16-12
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program is slated for national and international cuts that would slow production of the aircraft and could impact the work done at the company’s Marietta plant...Read More »
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Bill Gates Joins Push for Strong SEC Rule on Extractive Industries
Heather Lowe quoted
Main Justice | 02-15-12
"It’s up to the companies to identify and cite the laws in foreign countries that prohibit them providing this kind of disclosure, so that is their burden and they have not met it."...Read More »
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2013 Defense Budget Rollout: Just the Opening Salvo
William D. Hartung quoted
National Defense | 02-13-12
William D. Hartung, of the Center for International Policy, characterizes the 2013 budget as a "minor course correction, not a strategic shift....Read More »
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50 Years After Kennedy’s Ban, Embargo on Cuba Remains
Wayne Smith quoted
New York Times | 02-07-12
“All this time has gone by, and yet we keep it in place,” said Wayne Smith, who was a young American diplomat in Havana in 1961 when relations were severed ...Read More »
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Afghanistan 2013: America's Next Groove
Matthew Hoh quoted
The Atlantic | 02-03-12
Last night, former State Department official and US Marine Matthew Hoh, now a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, and I had a very good discussion with Chris Matthews...Read More »
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Early End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion
Matthew Hoh quoted
IPS | 02-02-12
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions...Read More »
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Mexico Lost $872 billion In Illicit Outflows Over Last 40 Years, Study Says
Raymond Baker quoted
Wall Street Journal | 01-31-12
“This is a devastatingly large amount of money for any developing country to lose,” GFI Director Raymond W. Baker said. "The negative ramifications are huge for everyday Mexicans.”...Read More »
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Mexico cops nab suspect in 75 drug cartel killings
Global Financial Integrity quoted
Associated Press | 01-30-12
Global Financial Integrity, a program of the Center for International Policy, a Washington-based think tank, said Monday that its analysis found that $872 billion in proceeds from crime...Read More »
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Money laundering, tax evasion suck billions from Mexican economy
Raymond Baker quoted
LA Times | 01-30-12
Mexico lost $872 billion between 1970 and 2010, the Washington-based advocacy organization Global Financial Integrity said in an 80-page report...Read More »
