Don’t Trust the Defense Industry’s Ukraine Pundits
Cable news networks are tapping hawkish ex-military officials to analyze the war in Ukraine. Yet they fail to mention these pundits’ ties to defense contractors — and their financial interest in pushing US military intervention.
Defense industry consultants on various MSNBC and CNN news shows.
Last week, CNN brought on former US defense secretary Leon Panetta for his fourth recent appearance to talk, once again, about Russian president Vladimir Putin’s deadly invasion of Ukraine.
“I think we need to understand that there is only one thing that Putin understands, and that’s force,” said Panetta on Newsroom.
The former CIA director added: “I think the United States has to provide whatever weapons are necessary to the Ukrainians, so that they can hit back, and hit back now.”
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