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"Many of the same companies that benefited from increased Pentagon and war spending were top contractors for other security related agencies. For example, Lockheed Martin was not only the top contractor for the Pentagon, but it also ranked number one at the Department of Energy; number eight at the Department of Homeland Security (Boeing was number one); number two at the State Department; and number three at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Contracts let by these agencies were only a fraction of the levels awarded by the Pentagon, but they were significant nonetheless. For example, the Department of Homeland Security issued $13.4 billion in contracts in FY2008, NASA $15.9 billion, the State Department $5.5 billion, and the Department of Energy $24.6 billion."
BREAKING: Attica Fire Chief says explosion was caused by natural gas. 2 blocks evacuated.Video taken from a helicopter over the scene shows the flames engulfing drilling and processing equipment.
- Liz Gelardi (@LizGelardiFOX59) February 11, 2014
Comment: How would the US react if 6 police officers were killed in a violent protest? Martial law most likely would be implemented and if the Kent State University is anything to go by, then it wouldn't look pretty at the end. So before condemning Ukraine, the US and the EU states might consider what they themselves would do if this had happened in their own countries. How would they respond and how will they respond as similar events will likely soon happen due to austerity and the robbing of the working poor.
Here is the Kent State University event: Kent State Revisited: the Wars and Repression Continue Unabated