Fifty Years After Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, A Look at "Prophets of War"

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Amy Goodman's extended interview with author William Hartung.

Fifty Years After Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, A Look at "Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex"

This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s famous farewell speech to the nation in which he warned against the rise of a "military-industrial complex." We speak with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, who traces the rise of the military-industrial complex through the story of the nation’s largest weapons contractor, Lockheed Martin. Hartung’s new book is Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

Part 1: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/20/fifty_years_after_eisenhowers_farewell_address

Part 2: http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/1/20/part_iififty_years_after_eisenhowers_farewell_address_a_look_at_prophets_of_war_lockheed_martin_and_the_making_of_the_military_industrial_complex