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Another thing the mainstream media pretty much ignore, according to Robert Scheer writing in Truthdig, is astronomical sums spent on useless weapons systems: <blockquote><strong>A Submarine to Fight al-Qaida’s Navy</strong> By Robert Scheer A trillion dollars here, a trillion dollars there, and soon you’re talking real money. But when it comes to reporting on what the Bush war legacy has cost American taxpayers, the media have been shockingly indifferent to the highest run-up in military spending since World War II. Even the devastating defense spending audit released Monday by the Government Accountability Office documenting the enormous waste in every single U.S. advanced weapons system failed to provoke the outrage it, and five equally scathing previous annual audits, deserved. [...] </blockquote> http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080401_a_submarine_to_fight_al_qaidas_navy/ Or who knows, maybe the men behind the curtain are planning a war we can't ignore, one that will put all these expensive toys to their fullest use.