Forum Post: What "Stuff" Isn't Budgeted Under Defense that Should Be?
Posted 11 years ago on Nov. 3, 2012, 11:07 p.m. EST by hchc
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Was having this conversation. What stuff is actually defense related, but is budgeted under other areas in order to hide the size of the defense budget?
Black Programs under CIA, NSA, DIA, Spec Ops under Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Delta Force, DEA, Etc. If a program cost less than $1 Million dollars it is easy to hide, right. It doesn't have to go on any budget as long as the budget originates in a major budget line. This is true for the US only.
The Church Committe was supposed to have oversight over the CIA after 1970, Watergate Scandal.
We know from history that the CIA and the US Military has been involved in sabotaging elections in foreign countries and in all out battles.
http://occupywallst.org/forum/big-picture-commom-questions-about-corruption/#comment-702388
Covert US Wars from Wikipedia:
1 Prior to Cold War 1.1 Kingdom of Hawaii
1.2 Russia
2 During the Cold War 2.1 Communist states 1944-1989
2.2 Syria 1949
2.3 Iran 1953
2.4 Guatemala 1954
2.5 Tibet 1955-70s
2.6 Indonesia 1958
2.7 Cuba 1959
2.8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960-65
2.9 Iraq 1960-63
2.10 Dominican Republic 1961
2.11 South Vietnam 1963
2.12 Brazil 1964
2.13 Ghana 1966
2.14 Chile 1970-73
2.15 Argentina 1976
2.16 Afghanistan 1979-1989
2.17 Turkey 1980
2.18 Poland 1980-81
2.19 Nicaragua 1981-1990 2.19.1 Destablization through CIA Assets
2.19.2 Arming the Contras
2.20 Cambodia 1980-95
2.21 Angola 1980s
2.22 Philippines 1986
3 Since the end of the Cold War 3.1 Iraq 1992-1996
3.2 Afghanistan 2001
3.3 Iraq 2002-3
3.4 Venezuela 2002
3.5 Palestinian Authority, 2006-present
3.6 Somalia 2006-2007
3.7 Iran 2005-present
3.8 Libya 2011
3.9 Syria 2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions