Tribune. Most surprising about the Australia-UK-US (Aukus) deal was the total secrecy that covered it up before it was thrown in the face of France and the rest of the world. world. But for those who follow Pentagon affairs, this secrecy came as no surprise. It is an essential element in the so-called “butter dish” contracts (“Pork barrel”) of the US Pentagon, as the undisputed master of those opposed to it, US Air Force Cost Controller Ernie Fitzgerald (1926-2019) called them. According to Fitzgerald, all corrupt Pentagon projects have only two stages. The first: keep total secrecy, because, to use his words, “It is too early to say” if the project can really work. The second, as part of the secret has been unveiled: okay, there are some issues, but now, “It’s too late to stop it” !
By announcing the nuclear submarine deal under the guise of international strategy, it automatically becomes “Too late to stop it”, even if the submarines are far from being completely designed!
Pentagon plans are based on what retired US Navy analyst Chuck Spinney called “Political technology”. This involves spreading out subcontracts across enough constituencies and states to win a majority vote in the US House of Representatives and Senate. Members of Congress who allowed a project to pass will receive contributions to their election campaign from entrepreneurs (i.e. legalized bribes). They are also securing job creation in their districts, effectively laundering campaign contributions, but also creating public pressure to continue voting for the project, however expensive and inadequate it may be. The “Political technology” has been used on all major Pentagon weapons projects that have been the subject of Congressional or US investigations General Accounting Office : the C-17, the B-1B bomber, the V-22 Osprey, the F / A-18B …
Policy or strategy?
Joe Biden needs votes in Congress right now. Its program to fight global warming, which also includes the type of social program that France has put in place for more than half a century, is hanging by a thread. Announced at $ 3.5 trillion, it will certainly be revised downwards. In the Senate, the president has only a majority of one vote. His margin in the House of Representatives is almost as narrow. In this context, each parliamentarian can monetize his voice. But the military projects, them, obtain the vote of almost everyone: we want the contracts “butter dish”. Although this submarine project is not part of the $ 3.5 trillion program, some senators and members of Congress owe Biden a favor.
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