Too often, reporters and the public view defense contractors as a first line of defense in U.S. national security. This is a mistake. Defense corporations do have a cozy relationship with the Pentagon, yet they do not operate in the public interest. Their reason d’être is profit, and extremely profitable they are.
Read MoreReporters working the national security beat spill far more ink covering airstrikes and saber rattling public statements than the actual policies, economic conditions, and military practices that produce conflict.
Read MoreWatch out for objectives that are undefined, unachievable, and unrealistic
Read MoreDon't let alarmist possibilities distract from more probable realities
Read MoreBeware self-interested reports by the military defense contractors (and think tanks)
Read MoreDon't accept technical, militarized solutions to challenges that are actually environmental, humanitarian, or political
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