Trump stelt militair-industrieel complex aan als minister van defensie

Trump heeft Patrick ('Pat') Shanahan, ex-top Boeing en als zodanig de belichaming van het militair-industrieel complex, aangewezen als het hoofd van het Pentagon, ofwel de nieuwe minister van defensie...... Shanahan nam deze functie al waar na het vertrek van 'maddog Mattis' en wordt nu officieel door Trump aangesteld als minister van defensie ('echt te mooi om waar te zijn' een psychopathisch fascistische president te hebben met zoveel macht...)....

Shanahan heeft een groot deel van zijn leven voor Boeing gewerkt, waar Boeing één van de grootste leveranciers is van oorlogstuig in de VS. Zo geeft iedere VS burger elk jaar via de belasting alleen aan Boeing al 102 dollar uit, terwijl diezelfde burger 40 dollar per jaar kwijt is aan belasting voor huisvesting en dakloosheid (waar een enorm aantal mensen in de VS dakloos is, 'op z'n best' nog wonend in tenten......)..... De VS waar 60 miljoen mensen afhankelijk zijn van voedselbonnen...... De VS, het land van de ongekende mogelijkheden (voor de 'happy few').......

Niet vreemd dus dat Shanahan als interim minister van defensie en daarmee als topgraaier van het Pentagon, marine en strijdkrachten heeft gemanipuleerd om bij Boeing vliegend oorlogstuig aan te schaffen...... Een beschuldiging waar hij overigens van werd vrijgesproken, hoewel er over deze zaak geen twijfel bestaat bij deskundigen die de cijfers hebben 'ontleed.....'

Het volgende artikel werd geschreven door Jake Johnson en werd eerder gepubliceerd op Common Dreams en door mij overgenomen van Anti-Media:

Trump Nominates Military-Industrial Complex to Lead Pentagon

May 10, 2019 at 9:38 am

Written by Jake Johnson

(CD) — In a move critics warned could further deepen the ties between the sprawling and immensely profitable private weapons industry and the U.S. government, the White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump will nominate former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan to head the Pentagon.

Shanahan has been serving as acting secretary of defense since the departure of former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis in January.

“When Patrick Shanahan was selected by Trump for a Pentagon post,” The Nation‘s John Nichols tweeted Thursday in response to Shanahan’s nomination, “the Seattle Times wrote: ‘Shanahan, 54, has no military or political experience. He is, however, familiar with defense procurement from the business side.’ Very, very familiar.”

In a column last year, Nichols described Shanahan—who worked at Boeing for 31 years before becoming Trump’s deputy defense secretary—as “the embodiment of the military-industrial complex.”

“His main claim to fame in the deputy post was his ardent advocacy for Trump’s ‘space force’ scheme,” Nichols wrote. “So what experience does Shanahan have? He is, literally and figuratively, the embodiment of the military-industrial complex about which former President Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans at the close of his presidency in 1961.”

John Nichols@NicholsUprising

Trump has nominated the military-industrial complex to serve as Secretary of Defense. https://www.thenation.com/article/patrick-shanahan-defense-secretary-boeing/ …

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The Trouble With Patrick Shanahan

A 31-year Boeing employee, member of the Boeing Executive Council, and the embodiment of the military-industrial complex will soon be running the Pentagon. 

thenation.com

As NBC reported, Trump’s decision to nominate Shanahan—who must be confirmed by the Senate—comes “just weeks after the Pentagon’s internal watchdog cleared the longtime former Boeing executive of allegations he provided his old employer… with preferential treatment. Shanahan was accused of pushing Boeing fighter jets on the Air Force and Marines.”

The National Priorities Project (NPP) highlighted Shanahan’s potential conflicts of interest in a series of tweets following news of his nomination.

“Patrick Shanahan, former Boeing executive, is poised to keep running the Pentagon as Defense Secretary with President Trump’s nomination,” NPP wrote. “Conflict of interest? Boeing is already the second-largest recipient of private contracts from the U.S. military.”

“Last year, the average taxpayer paid $102 for contracts with Boeing, ” the group noted, “compared to just $40 for public housing and homeless assistance.”

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PS: er is overigens nog een Shanahan, ene John N.T. Shanahan ('Jack'), een luitenant generaal die in het Pentagon een belangrijke functie bekleedt voor de luchtmacht van de VS..... 'Shanahan een fijne familienaam......'

De laatste punten op de i gezet richting dictatuur in de VS: grote demonstraties tegen 'coup' in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin 'the shit hits the fan', zoals men dit in de VS 'zo mooi' kan zeggen. De vertrekkende republikeinse senator Scott Walker en zijn republikeinse deelregering willen de komende democratische senator Tony Evers diverse bevoegdheden afpakken, zodat deze zo goed als niets kan doen voor het grootste deel van de bevolking, die de laatste jaren werden getroffen door maatregelen die hen allesbehalve ten goede kwamen....... Sterker nog het maakt de senator afhankelijk van de republikeinse wetgevende macht.......... Ofwel Evers zal als een 'lame duck' moeten 'opereren', zoals men dit daar noemt.

Eigenlijk kan je dit een 'coup' noemen, immers de gekozen senator Evers wordt vleugellam gemaakt. Een coup die de VS verder richting een totale dictatuur drukt, al moet gezegd worden dat de VS in feite al fungeert als een politiestaat........

Terecht een grote demonstratie in de hoofdstad van Wisconsin, Madison ondanks de hevige kou. De republikeinen dachten dan ook dat de kou de mensen wel van de straat zou houden, niet dus!

Jammer genoeg zijn de democraten niet veel beter, zie het doortrapte spel van de democraten voor, tijdens en na de voorverkiezingen en de uiteindelijke presidentsverkiezingen in 2016, waarvan we heden ten dage nog de ellende zien en waardoor we zelfs met censuur in westerse democratieën te maken hebben, terwijl censuur toch echt in dictaturen thuis hoort......

Published on Tuesday, December 04, 2018 by Common Dreams

'This Is a Coup': Protests Engulf Wisconsin Capitol as Outgoing Scott Walker and GOP Move to Cripple Democratic Power

"They are terrified that democracy is returning to Wisconsin. They are terrified that 2018 is not the end of anything, but only the beginning."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer

"You rig the system when you win and you rig the system when you lose," Wisconsin Democratic state Rep. Chris Taylor said of the Republican legislation. "How is it that you have more power when you lose?" (Photo: Michelle Stocker/Capital Times)

As Wisconsin Republicans voted to plow ahead with a sweeping package of legislation that would allow outgoing Gov. Scott Walker to strip significant authority from Democratic governor-elect Tony Evers, outraged Wisconsinites flooded the state capitol Monday night to denounce the GOP's brazen attempt to subvert the will of the voters and "undo democracy itself."

"This isn't a bill. This is a coup," Randy Bryce—aka the "Iron Stache"—said before Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance, which deliberated and ultimately voted along party lines to advance the Republican plan, which seeks to transfer many of Evers' crucial executive powers to the GOP-dominated legislature. A final vote on the plan is expected as early as Tuesday.

Apparently lacking the courage to speak on behalf of their legislation—or fearing the immense grassroots backlash—the bill's Republican sponsors didn't bother to show up to the lame-duck hearing.

Unlike some of their representatives, thousands of Wisconsinites braved the freezing weather and turned out in force, crowding the inside of the capitol building with chants of "Respect our vote!" and rallying outside to denounce the Republicans' last-ditch power grab.

"They are terrified that democracy is returning to Wisconsin," The Nation's John Nichols, a Wisconsin native, declared in a speech from the steps of the capitol building. "They are terrified that 2018 is not the end of anything, but only the beginning."

For watching  a full video of the rally: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/04/coup-protests-engulf-wisconsin-capitol-outgoing-scott-walker-and-gop-move-cripple   

(de volgende korte video's komen van YouTube, maar zijn niet te zien in het originele bericht op common Dreams)

Wisconsin GOP Makes Move To Strip Power From Incoming Governor:

WI Democrats, Republicans butting heads ahead of Lame-Duck Session this week:

"The only way they can pull this off is if nobody finds out about it," Ben Wikler, another Wisconsin native and MoveOn.org's Washington director, said at Monday night's demonstration. "I was texting right before the show with some national reporters. They can't believe people are coming out in this weather once they hear how cold it is. We're proving them wrong right now. This is what democracy looks like."

Ben Wikler

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I’d be tweeting more from this awesome rally if my thumb weren’t an icicle

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Ben Wikler

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Illuminators with a concise and on-point message tonight.

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Rep. Melissa Sargent@RepSargent

Power to the people #WIpowergrab

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If approved by the state legislature, the Republican plan would force Evers to implement Wisconsin's Trump-approved Medicaid work requirements, stop him from banning guns in the state capitol, and restrict both his ability and that of newly-elected Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul to execute the state's legal affairs.

The GOP's sweeping legislative package would also severely restrict early voting, limiting it to as little as two weeks before an election.

Walker, who has just weeks left in office, told reporters on Monday that he would sign the legislative package if it reaches his desk.

With governor-elect Evers vowing to pursue legal action if the plan passes the legislature, Wisconsin Democrats continued to voice their outrage at the GOP's patently anti-democratic plan, which mirrors ongoing efforts by Republicans in Michigan to effectively overturn November's election results.

"You rig the system when you win and you rig the system when you lose," Wisconsin Democratic state Rep. Chris Taylor said of the Republican legislation. "How is it that you have more power when you lose?"

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