NATO's corporate friends

[Charles Brown]

This article Doug posted is open and obvious evidence of the military industrial complex, and direct support and connecton between the ruling class for the institutions of war and militarism. A sort of smoking gun of capitalist mass murder. It is some refutation of the arguments being made that the U.S./NATO attack on Yugoslavia is without economic or business motives. Would business people be doing this if the U.S. military and NATO were carrying out any wars that the transnational monopoly  corps. and banks consider against their interests ? I don't think so.  Would these business people be this enthusiastic (even with the token or symbolic amounts of money for them ) about NATO if there weren't big bucks for them somewhere in the current war ? Give me a break. Clinton and the U.S. government, Blair et al. are the executive. They serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The list of companies (in Doug's original post) are a representative committee of  the Board of Directors of Dictatorship of the Bourgeoisie.

Of course, some might think the Bourgeoisie are concerned about humanity in Yugoslavia and around the world. Yea, they are concerned that they control mass human labor power. They can't kill everybody, just lots of people.

Charles Brown


>>> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> 04/14/99 12:58PM >>>
The Washington Post - April 13, 1999

COUNT CORPORATE AMERICA AMONG NATO'S STAUNCHEST ALLIES

By Tim Smart

	For many Washingtonians, the NATO military alliance's upcoming
50th-anniversary bash may end up being notable only for nightmare
traffic tie-ups. For a few companies, though, the summit could be the
ultimate marketing opportunity.

	A handful of top-drawer U.S. companies -- including heavyweights
such as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. as well as upstarts
such as Nextel Communications Inc., a McLean-based wireless
communications firm -- will be the gathering's hosts and as such will
get to showcase their wares and schmooze with top military and
political leaders from 44 nations at events taking place throughout the
District.

	A dozen companies have paid $250,000 apiece in cash or "in-kind"
contributions for the privilege of having their chief executives serve as
directors of the NATO summit's host committee. The group is a
private-sector support system raising $8 million to finance the April 23-
25 event.

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