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Article: THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX EMBRACES COAL-TO-LIQUIDS
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- Rachel's Democracy & Health News
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Environmental Research Foundation Aug 7, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In his Farewell Address to the nation Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned us about the growing influence of what he termed the "military-industrial complex." The President said,
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military- industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."
It is time to pay close attention to President Eisenhower's warning. In the past six months, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has begun a major effort to define the future ...
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