$10K TOILET SEAT? PENTAGON’S BLOATED BUDGET

If you had to guess which country’s military has splashed out $10-thousand on a toilet seat, what would you say? Well, it’s not a ‘corrupt’ African nation, it’s the United States.

News that the Pentagon failed its 7th audit in a row reveals that galactic levels of corruption pervade the US Department of Defence, (DOD).

Its defence budget is set to top $1-trillion for the first time in 2027, or thereabouts. And its massively inflated deals with contractors helps explain why.

African Stream's Kenneth Kaigua looks at the eye-watering prices being paid for low-end goods. And he also exposes the revolving door connecting politicians and weapons manufacturers.

Washington's $824-billion defence budget is more than the next 10 biggest spending countries combined.

Maybe it's time to call the US military HQ the Penta-con!

Sources:

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/exclusive-inside-secret-world-us-commandos-africa

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html

https://insidedefense.com/insider/austin-discloses-financial-ties-defense-contractors

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.html

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/08/cheneys-multi-million-dollar-revolving-door/

https://www.wired.com/2008/09/dumb-as-a-bag-o/