The Trillion Dollar Silencer: Why There Is So Little Anti-War Protest in the United States
The Trillion Dollar Silencer: Why There Is So Little Anti-War Protest in the United States
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ISBN-13: | 9781949762624 |
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Publisher: | Clarity Press, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 11/01/2022 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 11 MB |
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Why is there so much acceptance of and so little protest against our government’s illegal and immoral wars and other military operations? Why is there mostly silence about the death and destruction that wars and even the preparation for war inflict on people, including the troops, and on the environment? Why is there so little concern about the potential for the extinction of human and other life posed by nuclear war, now seen as an “option” by the U.S. and other militaries? While propaganda, fear, and distractions are some of the reasons, the interests created by military’s penetration into so many aspects of civilian life is largely ignored. This book is an attempt to make visible the enormity of this penetration and the interests concerned.1
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Military Industrial Complex 1
The Use of Force: Illegal and Immoral 2
Why the Silence? 4
The Propaganda Blanket 4
Fear of Reprisal 6
Distractions 7
Interests, Visible and Hidden 8
Militarization 12
About this Book 15
Notes 16
Chapter 1 The Military Establishment 18
The Malignancy of War 18
World Efforts Promoting Peace 18
United States Policy 20
Unconventional Warfare 22
Military Personnel 24
Military Institutes 25
Research Divisions 27
The Natick Soldier Systems Center 27
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 28
Army Corps of Engineers 29
Defense Department Civilian Employees 31
Military Property 33
Cooperating Federal Departments 33
Foreign Military Training 34
Contractors 35
Notes 35
Chapter 2 Bases and Installations 39
Economic Hubs 40
Civilian Encroachment 44
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) 44
Legacy Resource Management Program 48
Toxic Overspill 49
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) 51
Land and Air Incursions 53
Military-related Recreation 55
Other Nuclear Spinoffs 57
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) 57
Trinity Site National Historic Landmark 58
Notes 60
Chapter 3 Contractors 65
Why Does the Government Contract Out? 65
Military Contractors 67
Construction 71
Intelligence 73
Civilian Businesses 74
New Hampshire 75
Preferential Contractors 78
Corporate Diversity 80
Logistics 82
Food Services 83
Clothing 84
Nonprofit Organizations 85
Environmental Organizations 86
Health 87
Human Rights 88
Educational and Professional Organizations 89
Notes 90
Chapter 4 Universities and Research Institutes 95
Political Culture: Pacifism and Militarism 95
University-Military Partnerships 97
Academic Dissenters 98
Antiwar Protest Fades 103
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) 104
Militarized Universities 105
Intelligence Community Programs and Scholarships 106
Academic Research 108
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 109
Minerva Research Initiative 112
The Worldwide Funding of DoD Research 114
Environmental Research 116
Research via NATO 117
National Security Institutes 118
U.S. Institute of Peace 122
Albert Einstein Institution 126
Notes 129
Chapter 5 Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations 134
Department of Defense Philanthropy 136
Military-NGO Revolving Doors 139
Humanitarian Aid 140
Foundations 141
National Endowment for Democracy 143
Military Contractor Philanthropy and NGOs 145
Veterans' Nongovernmental Organizations 150
NGO Investment Policies 152
Notes 155
Chapter 6 State and Local Governments 158
Military Departments 158
Council of State Governments 161
State Civilian Departments 162
Environmental Departments 162
Army Corps of Engineers 167
Economic Development Commissions 169
Investments 172
Militarization of Police 173
State Colleges and Universities 176
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 178
Public Schools
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps 179
Recruitment 182
Subsidies 183
Notes 185
Chapter 7 What Can Be Done 189
What You Can Do to Help Break the Silence 189
1 Breaking the silence is feasible 189
2 Contact your congresspeople or president or sign petitions online 190
3 Join and Work with antiwar organizations, or if that is not practical, send a donation 191
A Green New Deal 194
Creating a Peace Culture 195
A National Service Program 195
Conversion to a Civilian Economy 198
International Relations 201
The Final Word 203
Notes 204
Index 205