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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:40 AM
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looking for resources on the "Military Industrial Complex" for my next editorial
any factual resources would be appreciated :)
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:44 AM
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1. here's a few
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:46 AM
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2. I'd start with Ike's farewell speech and work forward
Its on youtube as well as at Wiki (in text form) I think
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:51 AM
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5. funny you should mention that-that will be my first sentence
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 11:21 AM
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6. Seems like the perfect beginning.
Edited on Fri Dec-24-10 11:28 AM by Lucinda
:hi:
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:48 AM
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3. corpwatch
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-24-10 10:49 AM
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4. Cover the aspects of the military complex that created things
we use all the time like the internet and highways etc.
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