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| − | '''Raytheon''' is a [[United States]] [[military-industrial complex]] defense contractor.
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| − | Raytheon is a partner with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
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| − | ==Afghan war==
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| − | {{See also|Afghan war}}
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| − | ''The Intercept''‘s Jon Schwarz examined returns on stocks of the five biggest defense contractors: [[Boeing]], Raytheon, [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Northrop Grumman]], and General Dynamics. Schwarz found that a $10,000 investment in stock evenly split across those five companies on the day in 2001 that then-President [[George W. Bush]] signed the authorization preceding the US invasion would be worth $97,295 this week, not adjusted for inflation, taxes, or fees. According to ''The Intercept:''
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| − | {{quotebox-float|"This is a far greater return than was available in the overall [[stock market]] over the same period. $10,000 invested in an [[S&P 500]] index fund on September 18, 2001, would now be worth $61,613. That is, defense stocks outperformed the stock market overall by 58% during the Afghanistan War."<ref>https://theintercept.com/2021/08/16/afghanistan-war-defense-stocks/</ref>}}
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| − | ==NATO war in Ukraine==
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| − | {{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}
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| − | The [[Atlantic Council]] was pushing to ramp up the proxy war between Russian speaking Ukrainians and Ukrainian nationalist. In 2015 the Atlantic Council helped prepare a proposal for arming the Ukrainian military with offensive weaponry like Javelin anti-tank missiles. The Atlantic Council has been funded by the two manufacturers of the Javelin missile system, Raytheon and [[Lockheed Martin]]. This created an appearance of a [[conflict of interest]]. The think tank in fact presented its Distinguished Business Leadership Award to Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson that same year.
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| − | [[Lloyd Austin]] was appointed defense minister of the [[Biden junta]] in 2021. He previously served on the Board of Raytheon prior to rejoining the [[civil service system]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-embraces-the-military-industrial-complex-over-civilian-control</ref> Within 3 weeks of occupying the position of defense chief, Raytheon was awarded a $49 million contract by the [[Pentagon]].<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/raytheon-awarded-49-million-dod-contract-weeks-after-former-board-member-lloyd-austin-confirmed-as-defense-secretary/</ref> Austin walked away from Raytheon weeks earlier with a $1.7 million bonus and retirement package.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-10/biden-defense-pick-to-get-up-to-1-7-million-from-raytheon-role</ref>
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| − | Former [[Warsaw Pact]] members which had joined [[NATO]] sent their old [[Soviet]]-era junk to [[Ukraine]], not out of fear of Russia or [[Vladimir Putin]], but in exchange for new U.S. taxpayer-funded replacement equipment. The exchange of equipment kept Raytheon and other defense contractors employed, as well as Congressional funds flowing for upgrades and development of new weapons systems. Likewise Raytheon [[lobbyist]]s in turn [[kickback]] donations out of the funds received from government contracts to members of congress' campaign committees.
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