Sunday, July 25, 2010

Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Are Upending Our Democracy

Take, for instance, Barry R. McCaffrey, retired four-star army
general, military analyst for the media, defense industry consultant,
president of his own consulting firm, part-time professor, and expert,
whose advice on the conduct of the post-9/11 U.S. wars was sought by
the George W. Bush administration and Congress.

Crucial to McCaffrey's success in these roles was the special access
afforded him by the Pentagon and associates still in the military.
This included special trips to war zones arranged specifically for
him.

http://www.alternet.org/books/145533/shadow_elite:_how_the_world%27s_new_power_brokers_are_upending_our_democracy
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Who do they work for?
Answer: it's not the American people that's for sure.

Smaller government advocates don't realize that government just
outsources the issues to private companies that are taxpayer funded
and more beholden to shareholders making a profit, than We The People
being informed and protected.
The American People are simply not their main interest. Profit
is...and they aren't about to share it with you.

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