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	US Military Spending vs the World February 6 2006. Unless otherwise noted, figures are for 2005. Expenditures are used in a few cases where official budgets are significantly lower than actual spending. Sources: International Institute for Strategic Studies, U.S. Department of Defense. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is ... > READ MORE
	Military Spending in the USA Highlights of the Fiscal Year 2007 Pentagon Spending Request Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, February 6, 2006. The Bush Administration is requesting $439.3 billion for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2007, which begins on October 1, 2006. This is $28.5 billion more than the current ... > READ MORE
	The Runaway US Military Budget March 2006. This increase continues a trend of growing military budgets that dates back to the last years of the Clinton dministration and has accelerated since the September 11, 2001, attacks. The annual Defense Department budget (excluding DoE funding and the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) has grown .... > READ MORE
	US Spending Priorities Are Distorted President Bush and the US Congress claim that military force should be the choice of “last resort”. Yet, when the time comes to decide the US budget, they have consistently allocated tiny amounts of money for peaceful solutions to crises, development of US diplomatic infrastructure, contributions to international ... > READ MORE
	US - 2007 Domestic Programs Take the Hit Feb. 7 2006. Budget Would Increase Security Spending but Cut or Curb 141 Programs The $2.77 trillion budget plan President Bush sent to Congress yesterday emphasizes spending on the country's fight against terrorism, while deeply cutting domestic programs to deal with a budget deficit projected to reach an ... > READ MORE
	Where US Tax Dollars Go Unmet Human Needs At Home and Abroad. Nearly 36 million people in the U.S. live in poverty, with 15.3 million living in deep poverty (living on cash incomes of less than half the poverty level). Nearly one in five children in the U.S. (17.6%) live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Over 44 million people in the .... > READ MORE
	The US - What It Means to be Number 1 The United States, unlike any other nation, is a global power with worldwide interests, responsibilities, and allies. "Apparently, the US spends more per year [on defense] than the next 15 countries combined,” Donald H. Rumsfeld wrote on Jan. 3. In a memo to his top aides, the evidently surprised Defense Secretary ... > READ MORE
	Highlights of 2007 Pentagon Spending Request Feb. 6 2006. “Top Line” Funding – The Bush Administration is requesting $439.3 billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2007, which begins on October 1, 2006. This is $28.5 billion more than the current level of $410.7 billion, an increase of 7 percent. This figure does not include funding for the nuclear ... > READ MORE
	Private Military Contractors by Alex Krauss The dark side of military expenditures and the unanswered question of accountability. We live in a world where stated military expenses, for any given country, pose substantial transparency and credibility hurdles. Portions of US military spending are spread across the budgets of the Departments of Energy, State, .... > READ MORE

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