Personnel rotation across military, political, academic, and corporate spheres sustains empire
Evidence
The dichotomy between the conservative wing of the security apparatus and what might be called a “realist” wing is similar to that which exists in the foreign policy establishment. That such parallel views should exist within the security community is hardly surprising, given the interconnections between the political establishment, the military, and the legal system. Personnel often move from one realm to the other, carrying with them their backgrounds and points of view. For instance, about a third of the FBI’s counterterrorism staff has past military service in the Middle East. The “Muslim enemy” abroad and the one at home is fought using similar methods. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 613 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Furthermore, the effects of Israel’s technology and science have left an indelible mark on the promotion of violence around the world. Israel is one of the biggest arms exporters in the world, ranking as high as sixth from the top. “Israel invests more money in [military] research than most other countries—and in no other place are research institutes, the defense industry, the army and politics as interwoven.… The enormous role played by the military in society also plays a role. ‘The links between scientists, engineers and technology developers and the security situation in Israel is even more intertwined.’ ” This connection between science and violence can nowhere pass as a normal state of affairs, particularly in a colonial space whose ideological foundations rest on a salvation project in which the Jews are rescued from genocidal Germany and European racism. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 441 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Personnel rotation across military, academic, and think-tank spheres sustains the Islamophobia industry; A nation can fuse military research, industry, army, and politics — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 441; Personnel rotation between military, security, and policy realms sustains domestic Muslim targeting. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 613 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Personnel rotation across military, academic, and think-tank spheres sustains the Islamophobia industry
#expands(0.85) - Personnel rotation between military, security, and policy realms sustains domestic Muslim targeting.
#exemplifies(0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 613 - A nation can fuse military research, industry, army, and politics
#expands(0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 441 - War machines fuse political, military, and mercantile authority into one organization.
#expands(0.78) — Achille Mbembe, Necropolitics, 129 - Military influence masks the class origin of its officer stratum
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