The Border-Industrial Complex
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/11
The Border-Industrial Complex
by Jim Hightower
Published on Sunday, August 11, 2013 by OtherWords
At last, both Republicans and Democrats are beginning to respond aggressively to economic needs. It has been a tough time, admits one Washington insider, applauding a new spending proposal that could help out.
Unfortunately, he and Congress arent referring to your tough times. No, no theyre rushing to the aid of the multi-billion-dollar Military-Industrial Complex.
The government, you see, hasnt been getting our nation into enough wars to satisfy the insatiable appetite of Northrop Grumman and its ilk for government money. So those war profiteers have spied a new place they can militarize with their high-tech, high-cost weaponry: The U.S.-Mexican border.
These corporate predators are deploying an army of lobbyists to Congress to target what they see as a booming market. Border security! is their battle cry.