Monthly Archives: March 2014

U.S. Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa

Posted on March 27, 2014 by peace

Documents Reveal Blinding Pace of Ops in 2013, More of the Same for 2014

by Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch
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The numbers tell the story: 10 exercises, 55 operations, 481 security cooperation activities.

For years, the U.S. military has publicly … Read More

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Pentagon: Benghazi Probes Cost Millions

Posted on March 26, 2014 by peace

by Donna Cassata, AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Congress’ multiple investigations of the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, have cost the department millions of dollars and thousands of … Read More

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Reflections on Rafia Zakaria’s talk, the war at home, and the war abroad

Posted on March 25, 2014 by peace

by Jasmin Maurer, PEP Director

Last week, Pakistani-American journalist Rafia Zakaria came to St. Louis, sharing some of her insights into the US-led drone war abroad following a screening of the documentary Dirty Wars (which I highly recommend if you haven’t … Read More

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U.S. Spends $1 Trillion a Year on Defense and Security

Posted on March 24, 2014 by peace

by Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov.com
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Since President Barack Obama unveiled his 2015 budget proposal, defenders of military spending have lamented the fiscal “downsizing” of the Pentagon. These hawks, both in Congress and from the defense industry, argue … Read More

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Dirty Wars Screening with Rafia Zakaria

Posted on March 20, 2014 by peace

Thursday, March 20th
7:00 pm
Webster University Library
101 Edgar Rd.

Sponsored by: Peace Economy Project, Instead of War Coalition, Webster University and St. Louis Amnesty International groups

Join us for a free … Read More

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Exclusive: Pentagon Withholds Internal Report About Flawed $2.7 Billion Intel Program

Posted on March 20, 2014 by peace

Why won’t senior officials show Congress evidence of a cheaper, off-the-shelf alternative to the military’s Afghan battlefield needs?

by Gordan Lubold, Shane Harris, Foreign Policy
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The Army has spent years defending a multibillion-dollar intelligence system that critics say costs … Read More

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The White House Has Been Covering Up the Presidency’s Role in Torture for Years

Posted on March 19, 2014 by peace

by Marcy Wheeler, The Intercept
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On May 10, 2013, John Brennan presented CIA’s response to the Senate Intelligence Committee Torture Report to the President. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

The fight between the CIA and the … Read More

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Save Our Nation: Reduce Pentagon Spending

Posted on March 18, 2014 by peace

Once again, the Peace Economy Project will be collecting signatures from folks who agree that military spending must be cut to save our domestic needs and safety net programs. We’ll be taking these signatures to Congress over the summer where we’ll … Read More

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U.S. military forces plan to spend more than $2.4 billion in fiscal 2015 on unmanned aerial vehicle production

Posted on March 18, 2014 by peace

by John Keller, Avionics
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WASHINGTON, 16 March 2014.U.S. military leaders plan to spend $2.45 billion next year on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement and research, with the RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper, and the experimental U.S. Navy Unmanned Carrier-Launched … Read More

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The Future of Drones Goes Way Beyond Amazon

Posted on March 17, 2014 by peace

by Sara Murphy, The Motley Fool
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Drones are suddenly everywhere you look, like some science fiction movie come to life. Just a few days ago, we saw footage of a dronetasing a guy at the South by Southwest … Read More

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