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CMU and military contracting
by vincent
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004 at 5:50 PM
eirene@lm.com
documentation of CMU's pursuit of military monies
friends,
there are volumes of documentation, research and news clippings about CMU's military adventures..just drop me a line for these and where to go to do further research...just drop me an email
vincent
eirene@lm.com
the following is one of the clearest piece of research that connects CMU to warmaking.
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CMU / SEI GOES TO WASHINGTON
"MR. DRUFFEL: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members. I've also submitted a position statement and I'll just summarize the major points that I made in that statement.
The SEI is relatively new among the FFRDCs and certainly among the smallest. We were established in 1984 after a competitive procurement process initiated by DOD. That was started after an industry-led panel reviewed the situation and decided that -- recommended that an SEI be established and that it be at a major university because they did not believe that industry would be willing to do the kind of work that they wanted done. And the SEI is managed by CMU, as with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, without fee. I won't presume to lecture you on software, but let me just spend a moment talking about the importance of software to our defense systems.
rest of the article >>> http://notowar.com/archives/sei.html
If you don't like it
by George K.
Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2004 at 8:11 AM
vine_swinger_chuckie@yahoo.com
Why don't you clarify your statement, Mr. Eirene? CMU does not MAKE war. CMU is contracted by the DOD and various other U.S. government entities to do research for equipment and processes that male war more efficient.
So what?
Niether you nor any protest or emailed transcript of an old house hearing can change this, and, as I have said before, most researchers will attend CMU to utilize the excellent research facilities purchased with these funds.
And if CMU enrages you, what will you do about the other (at least) half-dozen institutions that are networked to do the same thing?
Prison Labor
by Crazy Hoss
Wednesday, Feb. 04, 2004 at 4:42 AM
The problem is that gifted young people or their families or taxpayers are spending five figures a year, per head, to conduct for-profit research at the behest of private corporations, under the auspices of education.
They are essentially volunteers who are paying CMU to pad the bottom lines of defense contractors.
What's next, grade schoolers, soldering circuit boards for JDAM's? Kids are small and can crawl through caves easily, maybe they can go look for for Bush family friend Osama bin Laden.
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by .
Wednesday, Feb. 04, 2004 at 8:52 AM
"what will you do about the other (at least) half-dozen institutions that are networked to do the same thing?"
we will do what we have to.
Bottom line is...
by George K.
Friday, Feb. 06, 2004 at 7:40 AM
vine_swinger_chuckie@yahoo.com
The bottom line is you can't do a thing about it, except have a hemp party in front of SEI.
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by .
Monday, Feb. 09, 2004 at 6:26 AM
Thanks for the encouragement George!
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