Nieman Reports. Informationliberation - The news you're not supposed to know... The Independent | News | UK and Worldwide News | Newspaper. Nieman Watchdog > Commentary > Big Brother now has a name: Lockheed Martin. COMMENTARY | January 13, 2011 The nation's largest defense contractor doesn't just make cluster bombs, overpriced fighter jets and ballistic missiles. Author William Hartung writes that it's also collecting information on you. This article originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. By William D. Hartunghartung@newamerica.net Have you noticed that Lockheed Martin, the giant weapons corporation, is shadowing you? True, Lockheed Martin doesn’t actually run the U.S. government, but sometimes it seems as if it might as well. Oh, and Lockheed Martin has even helped train those friendly Transportation Security Administration agents who pat you down at the airport.
A For-Profit Government-in-the-Making If you want to feel a tad more intimidated, consider Lockheed Martin’s sheer size for a moment. Add to all that its 140,000 employees and its claim to have facilities in 46 states, and the scale of its clout starts to become clearer. Want to stand up and be counted by the U.S. I feel safer already.
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