The appointment of military personnel to nearly all key positions signals the final stages of a a military take over of the US government.
The very thing that JFK and Eisenhower warned about in their final speeceh's...the threat of the military industrial complex.
Highly respected humanitarian Harry Belafonte once referred to semi-Colon Powell and Condaleeza Rice as 'uncle Tom's' for their participation in the illegal invasion of Iraq.
Be interesting to hear if Harry has any new 'uncle's'.
Regards..
" Obama, the military and the threat of dictatorship
23 December 2008
With his choice of Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence, President-elect Barack Obama has now named three recently retired four-star military officers to serve in his cabinet. This unprecedented representation of the senior officer corps within the incoming Democratic administration is indicative of a growth in the political power of the US military that poses a serious threat to basic democratic rights. "
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/dec2008/pers-d23.shtml