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'Decay and oligarchy': Retired Air Force officer blasts Pentagon's billionaire takeover
What happened
RawStory reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth selected SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for Project Meridian, a four-month initiative intended to shape the Pentagon’s view of future warfare. Musk and Luckey lead companies with billions of dollars in active Pentagon contracts.
Nine current and former officials reportedly raised conflict-of-interest concerns, warning that the executives could influence decisions that generate more business for their own firms. The Pentagon disclosed little beyond a four-paragraph…
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