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The end of Cold War was supposed to usher in a peace dividend, a redirection in budget priorities from defence to the civilian sector. It hasn't happened. The military busies itself with ever new missions from humanitarian intervention in Haiti to bombing Iraq to leading the attack on Yugoslavia. When it comes to military spending the US is in a class by itself. Its defence budget exceeds that of the next 7 countries combined. And Clinton wants even more money for the Pentagon. The US is in an arms race with itself. And the winners are the giant defence contractors and their lobbyists.
William Greider is a leading journalist and author. He is national editor of Rolling Stone magazine. Among his best-selling books are Secrets of the Temple, Who Will Tell the People and Fortress America. He travelled all over the world doing research for his book One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism.
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