Military Industrial Congressional Complex

Giant defense contractors like Lockheed-Martin, Halliburton, and Blackwater are allowed to funnel taxpayer money from government contracts into lobbying and secret political contributions for their friends in Congress. 

I just joined former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in asking President Obama to ban all political spending by corporations that get most of their business from government contracts. Can you join me at the link below?


http://pol.moveon.org/militarycontractors/?rc=militarycontractors_letter.fb.v1.g3


"Our President must tell is like it is -- not with rancor but with the passion and conviction of a leader who recognizes what is happening and rallies the nation behind him."  Robert Reich.


"Washington's establishment -- journalists, think tanks, military, Congressmen, security bureaucracies nearly all thrive on war and conflict overseas--think of hundreds of thousands of dollars expenses and weeks in the best Italian hotels for a CIA group to kidnap one Arab.  Pro-war Think Tank intellectuals, subsidized by the Complex, are a new, major force for promoting wars.  Their trained, practiced,credentialed spokesmen with lifetimes as Washington insiders give authority and academic gravitas to War Party objectives.  When Bush first came in, before 9/11, they made aggressive tones towards Russia, then conflict with China was strongly promoted, now it's the Muslims, but any war will do."  From http://www.iraqwar.org/micomplex.htm


"Not only did they lie to get us into the disastrous war against Iraq, but their failed policies have left us less safe, less respected and less well off than we were in 2000. We cannot wait and allow them to lead us into another war, when our economy is failing and our army is already stretched to the breaking point.  Lying about the nuclear threat of Saddam Hussein and the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is closer to the constitutional standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors" than engaging in a sexual act..."  From http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/11/3756


Even in 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against this very issue.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY


The citizens of the United States have too long been quiet and allowed Congressional representatives do as they pleased, which, as evidenced by our current whoas, hasn't been good for anyone, except the ones receiving the money.  That same money is our tax dollars, being redirected to corrupt politicians.  If you're not upset, angry, and ready to get involved in a revolution for change, then you should be!


Here's an article about the current Military budget:  http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/148365-the-defense-budget-ignorance-is-not-bliss


To help you, here's two websites devoted to helping you stay informed and up-to-date on the issues in Washington DC, and to contact your representatives:
http://www.opencongress.org/
http://www.congress.org/signon


Writing to them isn't enough, as the written messages are never read by them, only a staff member pulls your name and address and then sends you a standard response.  It's time for ACTION!