Suckling at the Breast of Empire

by | Jun 13, 2005 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Billmon, writing in his brilliant weblong, Whiskey Bar:

“If the symbol of the Roman state was a statue of a she wolf suckling the city’s founders, Romulus and Remus, then I think America should have one of a sow, suckling every defense contractor, hack politician and PR operative in Washington.”

It’s a hair-raising and perceptively-written story about the Pentagon’s growing budget for strategic information — or “psywar” operations. It is a scary, trenchant look into the bowels of George W. Bush’s America, and well worth a read.

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