By the Numbers

2005 Update




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The War By the Numbers
845,441	Number of structures (covering 30 million acres) controlled by the Dept. of Defense, the world’s largest landlord.
$396 billion	Bush’s 2003 military budget
$289 billion	2000 military budget (before Bush)
$60 billion	Military budget of Russia, 2nd in the world after U.S.
25	Number of top military spending countries whose combined military budgets equals that of the U.S.
$45 billion	Budget for education, 2nd largest discretionary budget item after military in 2002
50.5%	Proportion of the total 2002 U.S. discretionary budget devoted to military

Month in Review

August 2010:
Shape-shifter:
U.S. Militarism

July 2010:
Making Monsters
of Nations

June 2010:
Passing the Torch

May 2010:
Militarism Run Amok

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Detoit: I Do Mind Empire (USSF Recap)

“Bring the War
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Peace Building

The Global Military Industrial Complex

A Stalled
Peace Movement?

Bush's Iraq “Surge”: Mission Accomplished?

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Iran: Let's Start with Some Facts

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Nuclear Weapons Forever

Time to End the Occupation of Iraq

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First-Hand Report from the Middle East

Haditha is Arabic
for My Lai

A Movement to End Militarism

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From Soldier to
Anti-War Activist

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Students Not Soldiers

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Israel's "Disengagement"
From Gaza

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U.S. Soldiers
Say No To War

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Torture:
It's Still Going On

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Help Stop Torture —
Raise Your Voice

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Be All You Can Be:
Don't Enlist

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