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How the Defense Industry Bankrolls Pro-War Pundits
http://www.opednews.com/articles/How-the-Defense-Industry-B-by-Thom-Hartmann-Accountability_Defense_Disclose_Generals-140916-961.htmlHow the Defense Industry Bankrolls Pro-War Pundits
By Thom Hartmann
OpEdNews Op Eds 9/16/2014 at 17:24:30
The US military media industrial complex is corrupting our airwaves.
As the debate over ISIS and US actions against that terrorist group continues, we're seeing more and more so-called "policy experts" appearing on the mainstream media, explaining why American military action against ISIS is our only choice.
Well, as it turns out, these "policy experts" who are so quick to pitch war and military conflict are often really just shills for our nation's military industrial complex, and they're being paid very handsomely for all of their fear-mongering.
Lee Fang over at The Nation has revealed the truth about just a couple of the many, many "policy experts" that have been flooding our airwaves in recent weeks.
