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The F-22: Final Delivery for a Flying Disaster

by William D. Hartung

Huffington Post, May-03-2012 | Article

Lockheed Martin executives describe the plane as "the baddest bird on the planet" and "an icon of American power." The facts suggest otherwise... Read More »

Two Cases Where a Will to Act is Lacking

by Harry Blaney

Financial Times, Apr-11-2012 | Letter

Harry Blaney responds to two items published in the Financial Times about the future of Syria and of the future of Europe... Read More »

Readers Respond to Leaner Defense Spending

by Melvin A. Goodman

Washington Post, Jan-08-2012 | Letter

If The Post is going to use President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s maxims to challenge President Obama’s “strategic guidance” on defense spending... Read More »

The Bush/Obama War Against Truth

by Melvin A. Goodman

Consortium News, Dec-21-2011 | Article

When Pvt. Bradley Manning appeared in a military courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland, last week, it was his first public appearance in more than 19 months. Manning has been held without trial for the past year and a half; only now is a hearing being conducted to determine if there is sufficient evidence to refer his case to a general court martial... Read More »

Sunday Dialogue: Ideas for Cutting Military Spending

by Melvin A. Goodman

New York Times, Nov-10-2011 | Letter

Mr. Korb cites key areas of the defense budget that could be cut or eliminated, but he doesn’t go far enough.... Read More »

A Tale of Two Davids: The WPost’s Ignatius, Broder Compete For Biggest CIA Apologist

by Melvin A. Goodman

The Public Record, Sep-03-2011 | Article

David Broder, the senior op-ed writer at the Washington Post, has joined his colleagues (Fred Hiatt, David Ignatius, and Richard Cohen) in condemning... Read More »

WPost’s Neocons In High Dungeon Over European Missile Shield

by Melvin A. Goodman

The Public Record, Aug-23-2011 | Article

For the past several months, the editorial and oped writers of the Washington Post have railed against Russia as expansionist and assertive... Read More »

Robert Gates' disappointing legacy

by Melvin A. Goodman

Baltimore Sun, Jun-29-2011 | Article

Fifty years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower's warning about the "military-industrial complex," it is time to address the "undue influence" of the Pentagon and the "misplaced power" of the military-congressional lobby.... Read More »

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates: A Tough Act to Follow

by Melvin A. Goodman

Truthout, Jun-23-2011 | Article

CIA director Leon Panetta soon will become secretary of defense, taking over Washington's largest and most powerful bureaucracy with a budget that amounts to nearly 60 percent of discretionary federal spending... Read More »

US-Pakistani Relations: The Tail Still Wags the Dog

by Melvin A. Goodman

Truthout, Jun-14-2011 | Article

During the worst days of the cold war, the United States and the Soviet Union learned that their third-world clients ... Read More »

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