De Oorlogsstaat

De Amerikaanse National Security State wordt nog verder uitgebreid. De VS heeft geen militair-industrieel complex, maar is er een. Het is een oorlogsstaat geworden waarbij alles en iedereen permanent gemobiliseerd is. De Washington Post bericht: 'Plan Seeks More Elite Forces to Fortify Military. A top-level Pentagon review of defense strategy calls for bolstering the U.S. military with thousands more elite troops skilled in fighting terrorists and insurgents and partnering with foreign forces -- as part of a decades-long plan to expand efforts to thwart terrorists worldwide, according to U.S. officials and military analysts familiar with the review. The increase would bring the ranks of Special Operations Forces -- which include covert Delta Force operatives, Rangers, Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces -- to their highest levels since the Vietnam War while adding billions to the budget of the 52,000-strong U.S. Special Operations Command, based in Tampa, over the next five years, said the officials and analysts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the final document has not been released. One of the largest gains would be in Army Special Forces, or Green Berets, soldiers trained in languages and navigating foreign cultures who work with indigenous forces and operate in 12-man "A-teams." Special Forces would expand by one-third -- from 15 to 20 active-duty battalions -- creating about 90 more A-teams to deploy to regions considered vulnerable to terrorist or extremist influences, the officials and analysts said. Currently, the bulk of Special Forces teams are rotating into Iraq and Afghanistan.' Lees verder:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/23/AR2006012301852.html Of:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012406L.shtml