greedy war-mongers

what's up with all the wars that's going on right now? is it really just about the money? who stands to profit from all the killings? ever heard of the carlyle group? it's where former world leaders make billions (kah-ching) from the war on terrorism.

here's an excerpt:

"United Defense makes the controversial Crusader, a 42-ton, self-propelled howitzer that moves and operates much like a tank and can lob ten 155-mm shells per minute as far as 40 kilometers. The Crusader has been in the sights of Pentagon budget cutters since the Clinton administration, which argued that it was a relic of the cold war era--too heavy and slow for today's warfare. Even the Pentagon had recommended the program be discontinued. But remarkably, the $11 billion contract for the Crusader is still alive, thanks largely to the Carlyle Group."

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