Sunday, August 01, 2010

Yet More Weapons For The Shitty Little Parasite

US boosts Israeli missile funding

"WASHINGTON – US House appropriators have pushed funding for Israeli missile defense programs to its highest level ever, with $422.7 million now slated for 2011.Last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense added $95.7m. to the original White House funding request for the long-range Arrow programs and medium-range David’s Sling, according to sources close to the panel.
In addition, the monies include $205m. pledged this spring by US President Barack Obama to the short-range Iron Dome project.The package is more than twice as much as last year’s total, and adds up to nearly $1 billion in aid to joint US-Israel missile defense programs in the past four years."

Crumbling US infrastructure a national challenge

"Sadly, as a nation we have not come to grips with the reality of our deteriorating infrastructure of bridges, highways, and public transportation, water, and wastewater facilities. This issue transcends political boundaries. Yet there seems to be no coherent national policy that addresses overall infrastructure degradation."

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