{"id":1158,"date":"2020-12-06T00:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/12\/06\/feminism-not-militarism-medea-benjamin-on-the-movement-to-oppose-michele-flournoy-as-pentagon-chief-2\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T00:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T00:58:00","slug":"feminism-not-militarism-medea-benjamin-on-the-movement-to-oppose-michele-flournoy-as-pentagon-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/06\/feminism-not-militarism-medea-benjamin-on-the-movement-to-oppose-michele-flournoy-as-pentagon-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Feminism Not Militarism: Medea Benjamin on the Movement to Oppose Mich\u00e8le Flournoy as Pentagon Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"URCv-Cs_8Wc\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>President-elect Joe Biden has introduced key members of his national security team this week, including his picks for secretary of state, national intelligence director, national security adviser, homeland security chief and ambassador to the United Nations. Biden has yet to announce his defense secretary, but progressives are already raising alarm over reports that he intends to nominate Mich\u00e8le Flournoy, a hawkish Pentagon veteran with close ties to the defense industry. If nominated, Flournoy would become the first woman to lead the Department of Defense. \u201cShe represents the epitome of what is worst about the Washington blob, the military-industrial complex\u2019s revolving door,\u201d says CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. \u201cHer whole history has been one of going in and out of the Pentagon \u2026 where she supported every war that the U.S. engaged in, and supported increases in the military budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. 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