War is profit. The U.S. war industry consists of the corporate behemoths that manufacture weapons of war and matériel for the Pentagon and its allies. The U.S. war industry runs the Pentagon, not the other way around. As a result, the globe is experiencing endless for-profit war.

An informed public can remedy this situation. Understanding the following trends is a crucial part of forming an educated, mobilized citizenry.

EXPANDING THE PENAL COLONY

U.S. Empire is expanding its primary penal colony, in which it cages the detritus of global war.

The Office of Military Commissions (OMC) manages the Expeditionary Legal Complex (ELC) at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The ELC is where military tribunals take place.

On 20 April 2018, URS Group Inc. received roughly $14.5 million to expand the ELC at Guantánamo. URS Group will construct admin buildings, storage facilities, and a holding cell. [READ MORE]

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