Daily Archives: April 17, 2023

2023-04-17: News Headlines

Michael T. Klare (2023-04-17). Weaponizing ChatGPT? The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com )- Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last …

Andy Kroll (2023-04-16). Spurring an Endless Arms Race. tomdispatch.com Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last year, they added $35 billion to the administration's request and, this year, their add-on is likely to prove at least that big. Given that American forces aren't even officially at war right now (if you don't count those engaged in counter-terror operations in Africa and elsewhere), what explains so much military spending?

Anonymous669 (2023-04-16). Unidentified Drone Downed Over Key U.S. Base In Iraq. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1). | On April 16, an unidentified drone was downed over Baghdad International Airport, according to the Iraqi Shafaq news outlet. | A security Iraqi source told the outlet that the drone was flying over the Iraqi Federal Police — Special Training Academy, which is also known as Camp Dublin. The training camp is a part of the United States Victory Base Complex. The drone was downed by U.S. forces deployed at the…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-16). Producer of Turkish drones used on three continents to launch unmanned aircraft for more mayhem. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used and is being prepared for use to murder people in Armenia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Western Sahara. The CEO of the company, Haluk Bayraktar, is the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan. ==== Azeri Press AgencyApril 16, 2023 "Bayraktar Kƒ±zƒ±lelma" carries out next …

Michael T. Klare (2023-04-17). Weaponizing ChatGPT? The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com )- Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last …

Andy Kroll (2023-04-16). Spurring an Endless Arms Race. tomdispatch.com Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last year, they added $35 billion to the administration's request and, this year, their add-on is likely to prove at least that big. Given that American forces aren't even officially at war right now (if you don't count those engaged in counter-terror operations in Africa and elsewhere), what explains so much military spending?

Anonymous669 (2023-04-16). Unidentified Drone Downed Over Key U.S. Base In Iraq. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1). | On April 16, an unidentified drone was downed over Baghdad International Airport, according to the Iraqi Shafaq news outlet. | A security Iraqi source told the outlet that the drone was flying over the Iraqi Federal Police — Special Training Academy, which is also known as Camp Dublin. The training camp is a part of the United States Victory Base Complex. The drone was downed by U.S. forces deployed at the…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-16). Producer of Turkish drones used on three continents to launch unmanned aircraft for more mayhem. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used and is being prepared for use to murder people in Armenia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Western Sahara. The CEO of the company, Haluk Bayraktar, is the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan. ==== Azeri Press AgencyApril 16, 2023 "Bayraktar Kƒ±zƒ±lelma" carries out next …

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