Rumsfeld transformation plan would harm defense industry: Analyst

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U.S. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld's decision to terminate several defense acquisition programs is questioned by Lexington Institute's Loren Thompson who believes that this would harm the defense contracting sector but more importantly, diminish future war fighting capability. The issue is taken with the Rumsfeld argument that newer systems are needed to replace obsolete Cold War weapons machinery.

United States, Strategy & planning, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Defense Procurement, Planning, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Defense programs, Military procurement, Company business planning, Rumsfeld, Donald H., Defence buying, Defence programs

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U.S. public split on war in Iraq poll shows

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The author examines a recent public opinion poll on the truthfulness of U.S. military intelligence reports regarding Iraq's pre-war development of weapons of mass destruction. Topics include American propaganda, truthfulness of reports, and public opinion polls.

Military Intelligence, Political aspects, Public opinion polls, Weapons of mass destruction, Truthfulness and falsehood, Propaganda, American, American propaganda, Iraq War, 2003-

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