Surprise! Obamas Secretary of Defense Nominee Worked for Goldman SachsJosh Paniagua After years of badgering the White House about the repeal of the Budget Control Act (BCA), it seems that the Senate Armed Services Committee is happy to see Obamas pick on their side. But the Pentagons love story isnt what I want to focus on here. What concerns me is Ashton Carters apparent intentions to further empower the US military as an opponent to BCA and his ambition to advance US globalization. During his hearing, Carter openly condemned the BCA, stating that former secretary Robert Gates was on the right track with his budget plan which required $70 billion in additional military spending. Yes, Carter. Lets throw another $70 billion to the military when the US is on the brink of another economic crash. Add another $70 billion into an utterly failing foreign policy, that sounds about right. Our country has friends and allies in every corner of the world and our adversaries have few all this makes me proud and hopeful and determined to grab hold of the bright opportunities in front of us, as well as to counter the very real dangers we face. These dangers include continuing turmoil in the middle-east and North Africa and the malignant and savage terrorism emanating from it, an ongoing war in Afghanistan, the reversion to old-style security thinking in parts of Europe, the long standing tensions from the past and the rapid changes in Asia and the continuing need for the stabilizing roll of the United States in that region which is so important to the future, the continuing imperative to counter the spread-or-use of weapons of mass destruction. Havent we all heard this before? We saw the same exact thing before invading Iraq, killing their leader, and scratching our heads when the WMDs we went after were seemingly imaginary. This idea that it is our duty to invade and occupy countries simply because we dont like what theyre doing is absurd, especially when one considers the vile and despicable things that our own politicians have done. Torture reports, anyone? Carter has made it clear that when he is confirmed as new Secretary of Defense, he will see to it that the permanent termination of ISIL/ISIS becomes top priority. I find this part to be particularly interesting only because the day immediately before his hearing ISIS released a video of the execution of a Jordanian pilot, causing John McCain to open the hearing with a 10-minute spew about the dangers of ISIS and his irritation at the BCA. Ashton Carter, who unsurprisingly has received a free-pass from the corporate media, is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and a former employee of Goldman Sachs. He also has deep ties to military contracting firms and the Military-Industrial-Complex, which creates an inherent conflict of interest with his soon-to-be job of Secretary of Defense. Surprised? Is it just me or do you smell war? Watch the whole confirmation hearing here. Josh Paniagua writes for TheAntiMedia.org, where this first appeared. Tune-in to The Anti-Media radio show Monday-Friday @ 11pm EST, 8pm PST. Image credit: defense.gov In order to keep a criminal organization going you need the best criminals money can buy Isnt this exactly the type of person Obama always picks? Someone that will bow to his agenda and keep the wars going and support for the MIC. The criminal government keeping the war drums going, killing our people and the lives of so many other innocent men, women and children in other countries. It was always bad that the financial community can infiltrate the national and local governments screwing with the governments priorities that start with protecting the population not privatizing public assets. I believe this fellow wants the US commitment in Afghanistan extended to 2017 or 2027, no matter, Thermonuclear WWIII hovers the planet because the trans-Atlantic system is in disintegration, the Financier Supremos cant keep it together, and now demands your human sacrifice. The imperial financial system, in its last throes has gone genocidal. Economic Depression will cause war, to hide the mess, the hopeless bankruptcy, the Financiers have made, hence Ukraine, the pretext for the war on Russia, Syria, China, Iran, Congo, Somalia, Libya, Afghanistan, etc, etc, etc. The US citizenry, the most powerful political force on Earth, has to wake up, and recognize the danger. perform the necessary political intervention. No other options exist. The whole world, all of humanity is depending on the stabilization of the United States. News Flash. our economy is going in the dumper because the sane people in this country are sick and tired of being marketed to, lied to, manipulated, and destroyed by wallstreet demons, media schlocks and government psychos. Beyond the point of management. the American people are showing their resistance by not participating in the economy, wallstreet or government. Waiting on the thorough collapse of the evil regime coming soon. Theres one thing wrong with that line of thought. If WE THE PEOPLE allow it to collapse, rather than fix it, this will happen again. 