The "military-industrial complex" of Eisenhower's farewell speech has
morphed into something far worse: the "deep state." Who promotes war for
profit? These days its: those of the
incestuous "expert" community that dominates mainstream media thinking
but extends beyond it to include elements of all three branches of the
US government, private business (especially the financial industry,
government contractors, information technology), think tanks, NGOs (many
of which are anything but "nongovernmental" but are funded by US
official agencies and those of our "allies," satellites, and clients),
higher education (especially the recipients of massive research grants
from the Department of Defense), and the two political parties and their
campaign operatives, plus the multitude of lobbyists, campaign
consultants, pollsters, spin doctors, media wizards, lawyers, and other
functionaries.
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