Blog Archive 2012 State Lawmaker Accused Of Diverting Contract Money To GOP Candidates Apr 08 2012 Americans In Afghanistan Likely Causing More Corruption Than They Stop Jan 31 2012 New U.S. Nuke Facility Shows One Way Military Costs Get Hidden Jan 18 2012 ‘A Parallel Quagmire: The Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline Jan 03 2012 2011 Another e-Bay Arms Trader Busted Dec 13 2011 Federal Prosecutors Bust Defense Official For Taking Bribes Nov 02 2011 A Reminder That The Post-9/11 Decade Wasn’t Bad For Everybody Sep 07 2011 Inside Look At Yet Another Religious Group With A Private Army Jul 06 2011 ‘NATO Ships Go Home’—A Sign Of Greek Sentiment May 18 2011 Did Contractors Help Track Bin Laden? May 02 2011 W.I.B. On Air Apr 13 2011 John Boehner’s Gift To Julian Assange Apr 04 2011 Arming The Libyan Rebels: What To Do? Apr 01 2011 One Of ‘The Worst’ War Profiteers Keeps Getting US Military Contracts Mar 29 2011 Global Arms Trade Trends: Load Up On Guns, Bring Your Friends Mar 14 2011 Contractor Will Train Soliders To Be Better Lobbyists Mar 11 2011 By Popular Demand: Full RSS Feeds Mar 10 2011 Race Begins To Keep Libyan Rebels Armed Mar 08 2011 USAID Seeks Masochist To ‘Reform’ Afghan Banking Sector Mar 07 2011 More Traffic, New Server Mar 06 2011 More Unfortunate Optics From The ‘Peace Ops’ Newsletter Mar 02 2011 Big Site Expansion: Profiles Of 3,100 Foreign Military Companies Working In Iraq And Afghanistan—Plus Maps Feb 28 2011 Answers to the WIB Crossword Puzzle Feb 22 2011 ‘New Report: America Still No. 1 At Something—Global Arms Production Feb 20 2011 Congressional UAV boosters collected nearly $1.8 million Feb 17 2011 War Game! A special crossword-puzzle edition of War is Business Feb 16 2011 $29 Million In Contracts For Firms That Plotted Against Wikileaks, Greenwald Feb 15 2011 Are You Smarter Than A Hollywood Copywriter? Feb 14 2011 Afghan Take On US Aid: ‘We Really Do Not Need Somebody To Distribute Biscuits’ Feb 10 2011 For Every 1,000 Seriously Mentally Ill People In Arizona, 1 Mental Hospital And 253 Gun Shops Feb 08 2011 All The News You Missed, From All Over Feb 07 2011 Defense Contractors Lay Claim On Workforce Training Funds Feb 04 2011 Smuggled Chinese Weaponry Bound For Pentagon Contractor Feb 02 2011 Sorry For The RSS Snafu — Improvements Underway Feb 01 2011 News Of The World Beyond Egypt Jan 31 2011 Military Cooperation Goes Both Ways: Egyptian Gifts To American Leaders Jan 30 2011 Egypt Protest Pictures Highlight The Arms Trade’s Unintended Consequences Jan 29 2011 Egyptian President’s Private Jets Have Cost US Taxpayers $111 Million Jan 28 2011 Sure, ‘Buy Afghan’—But Get The Extended Warranty Jan 27 2011 60 Years Of American Arms Exports To The Muslim World Jan 26 2011 Government Backed With US Guns Arrests Activist Backed By USAID Jan 25 2011 Video: South Korean Special Forces Rescue The MV Samho Jewelry Jan 24 2011 Who Is Saracen International? What Is It Doing In Somalia? Jan 21 2011 A Week’s Worth Of News, Bullet-Pointed Jan 21 2011 New Security Contracts At US Embassy In Tunis Jan 19 2011 Eisenhower Needs Amy Chua’s Publicist—Plus, W.I.B. On TV! (War Is Business Business) Jan 18 2011 Ike, MLK And The Military-Industrial Complex Jan 17 2011 Tunisia Before The Riots: $631 Million In US Military Aid Jan 14 2011 Video, Audio: W.I.B. Interviews Past And Future Jan 14 2011 Two Pictures From Afghanistan Say Everything About The War Jan 14 2011 California Titanium Supplier Admits To Defrauding US Air Force Jan 13 2011 Drone Contractors Taking Golf Trips On Taxpayer Dime Jan 12 2011 Video: 12,000 Arms Traders And A Handful Of Hipsters Jan 11 2011 Cashing In On Horrors Around The World Jan 10 2011 UK Trade Minister Slapped Down For Misgivings About Arms Sales Jan 07 2011 Down Mexico Way Jan 06 2011 Wherever Blackhawks Land, Opportunity Follows Jan 06 2011 New Map Shows 2,200 Private US Military Contractors (Research) (War Is Business Business) Jan 05 2011 The ‘Peace Operations’ Lobby Wants To Improve The Image Of The Mercenary Industry Jan 04 2011 The NYT Pursues The Embassies-As-Arms Dealers Story Jan 03 2011 2010 US Military’s Party Budget Includes Thousands For Alcohol In Afghanistan (The Ledger) Dec 31 2010 The Trans-Atlantic Outrage Gap Dec 30 2010 ‘Rent-A-Generals’ And ‘The Militarization Of The Economy’ Dec 29 2010 Named: 83 Pentagon Contractors Who Do Business With Iran, North Korea And Other US Enemies Dec 28 2010 CIA Pays Nuclear Smugglers; Just Another Day At The Office Dec 27 2010 Is The Pentagon The World’s Biggest Sucker? Dec 22 2010 Security Firms Shake Down Oil Companies In Iraq Dec 22 2010 Now That’s Charity: Bill Exempts Nonprofits From Wartime Oversight Dec 21 2010 Gracias Dec 20 2010 Defense Sector Proves, Accountability Is For Suckers Dec 20 2010 The Blackwater-Vegan Soap Connection Dec 17 2010 To Catch A Thief? Can’t Be Bothered Dec 13 2010 Why Corruption Persists: It’s Lucrative Dec 13 2010 Erik Prince Lives ‘Comfortably’ In A ‘Redneck Mansion’ Dec 10 2010 Former Bush Admin. Lawyer Will Keep Tabs On Blackwater Dec 09 2010 Exposed: The Full List Of Newly ‘Blacklisted’ Companies Owned By Karzai’s Family Dec 09 2010 Even Philip K. Dick Didn’t See This Coming: ‘Hometown Security’ At Walmart Dec 08 2010 ‘Pentagon To Withhold Budget Figures Out Of Respect For American Families’—Onion Dec 07 2010 For Over A Year, US Embassy Was Full-Time Lockheed Martin Sales Office Dec 06 2010 Security Clearances Are Meaningless: Classified Program Manger Embezzled $7k/Mo. For Three Years Dec 04 2010 Don’t Worry About The Government, Lockheed Dec 02 2010 No Secrets Here: What Wikileaks Is Missing Nov 30 2010 What Do The Wikileaks Cables Say About Arms Sales? Nov 29 2010 60 Minutes On Viktor Bout Nov 26 2010 Who Are The US Military’s Top Turkey-Supply Contractors? Nov 26 2010 Airport ‘Screening Courtesies’—But Not For You Nov 25 2010 By Air, By Sea: Homeland Security Auditors Take On TSA, Coast Guard Nov 24 2010 A ‘Pointed Example’ Of Innuendo, Or A Threat? The French President And The ‘Pedophile’ Nov 24 2010 American Apples Outsell North Korean Oranges Five-To-One Nov 23 2010 This Shelling In Korea Is Good For Someone Nov 23 2010 Read Chalmers Johnson On War And Profit Nov 22 2010 Consider The Lobster. And The Burger. And The Salad. Nov 22 2010 Training For TSA Officers Hits A Plateau, Or Is It A Ditch? Nov 18 2010 Bout’s Bankers Nov 17 2010 Rainforests For Submarines, Mountains For Battleships Nov 16 2010 Bout Time Nov 16 2010 Buy The Ticket, Lose Your Rights Nov 15 2010 Amazing Facts: ‘Cooperation’ Up Nearly 300% Nov 12 2010 Still A Racket Nov 11 2010 Is The Pentagon Getting Into The Private Prison Business? Nov 10 2010 Beer for Bullets: Privatization Meets Prohibition Nov 08 2010 Obama The Arms Broker Nov 07 2010 Bribes And Consolation Payments Nov 05 2010 Pentagon ‘Transparency’: Windows Painted Black Nov 04 2010 Boeing, Lockheed Retain Key Congressional Seat Nov 03 2010 The Real Problem With Wikileaks: It Creates Cult Members (War Is Business Business) Nov 02 2010 Afghanistan’s First Co-Ed Skate Park Nov 01 2010 As ‘We Accelerate Preparations For War, The Economy Will Improve’ Nov 01 2010 Expanding The Private Prison Market By Making More Criminals Oct 29 2010 New US Army Pitch: Enlist Today! Hey, It Beats Prison. Oct 28 2010 New Report Offers First Look At 7,000 Afghanistan Reconstruction Contracts Oct 27 2010 From Planning The Budget To Claiming A Piece Of It Oct 27 2010 US Army Officers ‘Aware’ Of Afghan Ban On Mercenaries—They Just Choose To Ignore It Oct 26 2010 Cyberwar Means Money For Well-Connected Contractors Oct 25 2010 Exposing The Profit Motive For Armed Conflict Oct 22 2010 Saudi Arms Deal: Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong Oct 21 2010 New Details On Record-Breaking US-Saudi Arms Deal Oct 20 2010 NRA Stirs Up Bogus Controversy To Weaken Arms Import Rules Oct 20 2010 Smells Like Freedom Oct 19 2010 Anna Chapman: From Spy To Spokesmodel Oct 19 2010 Chinese Arms Dealers Busy In Nigeria Oct 18 2010 BP Puts US Military Over A Barrel Oct 15 2010 Fun With Charts: Military Contractor Spending Outstrips Rest Of US Gov’t Oct 14 2010 General Who Led Baghdad Charge Profits From ‘Corrupt’ Afghanistan Contracts Oct 13 2010 $800/Gallon Gasoline Is Already Here Oct 12 2010 The Wannabe Congressman From BAE Oct 11 2010 BAE Buys Good Press Oct 11 2010 In Florida, Arms Smugglers Get Off Easier Than Dope Pushers Oct 08 2010 Budget For Soldiers Stagnant As Contractor Funds Skyrocket Oct 08 2010 Those Burning NATO Fuel Trucks: Like Houses In Detroit? Oct 07 2010 Iraq Trade Delegation Stuck In The Green Zone Oct 07 2010 Wee Country, Big Plane Oct 06 2010 US Identifies 16 Oil Companies Fueling Iran Oct 04 2010 Worst Junket Ever: Meals Not Included In ‘Post Combat’ Iraq Biz Tour Oct 04 2010 ‘The red-brick house near a Whole Foods’ (Or Not… Updated) Oct 04 2010 Bullet Points For Oct. 4: Caveat Invader Oct 04 2010 The Ledger: USAID $$$$ MIA Oct 01 2010 US Marketeers Hired Generate Iraqi ‘National Pride’ Sep 30 2010 Hillary Hawks Boeing Gear To India Sep 29 2010 US, UK Construction Firms Land Billion-Dollar NSA Job Sep 28 2010 Global Pwnage Sep 27 2010 French Cinema Interlude Sep 24 2010 Obama May Be Telling The Truth About That $60 Billion Arms Deal (Deal Of The Month) Sep 23 2010 Anti-Graft Bill Puts Billions At Stake For Contractors Sep 22 2010 Ad Agency Takes Air Force Recruitment Arcade On The Road Sep 21 2010 Through Rain, Sleet or a Hail of Bullets… Sep 20 2010 Fiorina Fundraiser Followup Sep 17 2010 Mind the gap Sep 17 2010 Success! Sep 09 2010 Military Industrial Carly: A Fiorina fundraiser flyer remixed Sep 09 2010 Money Machine: For Some Santa Fe Companies, War is Good for Something Sep 08 2010 More Blackwater Fronts—And Names Of Alleged ‘Night Hunters’ Sep 07 2010 Cruising Over Borders Sep 06 2010 Names Named: The 30 Blackwater Front Companies — And Some Of Their Aircraft Sep 05 2010 Pakistan: Your Bomb Doubles As A Flotation Device Sep 04 2010 Bullet Points For Labor Day Weekend Sep 04 2010 Profit Opportunities, Even After Nuclear Holocaust Sep 02 2010 Iraq: Combat Troops Out, “Security Escort Teams” In Sep 01 2010 Millions More For Drone Contractor Implicated In Corruption Aug 31 2010 The Ledger: The New Accountability Aug 30 2010 W.I.B.’s First Fundraiser: Sept. 8 In Santa Fe Aug 30 2010 ‘We Know The Oil Won’t Last Forever’ Aug 28 2010 Made In America, Registered In Belgium, Fired In Indonesia Aug 27 2010 Opportunity Knock: Even Chain Guns Are Sustainable Now Aug 25 2010 The Ledger: When Buying Uranium, Accept No Substitutes Aug 25 2010 Join The Cause — ‘Tents Full of Hookers’ for War Profiteers Aug 19 2010
Big Site Expansion: Profiles Of 3,100 Foreign Military Companies Working In Iraq And Afghanistan—Plus Maps Feb 28 2011
For Every 1,000 Seriously Mentally Ill People In Arizona, 1 Mental Hospital And 253 Gun Shops Feb 08 2011
New Map Shows 2,200 Private US Military Contractors (Research) (War Is Business Business) Jan 05 2011
Named: 83 Pentagon Contractors Who Do Business With Iran, North Korea And Other US Enemies Dec 28 2010
Security Clearances Are Meaningless: Classified Program Manger Embezzled $7k/Mo. For Three Years Dec 04 2010