Greenwald writes: "Already this morning, the stocks of the leading weapons
manufacturers - what is usually referred to as the 'defense industry' - have
soared. Note how immediate the increases are: the markets could barely wait to
start buying."
Glenn Greenwald. (photo: Occupy.com)
Stock Prices of Weapons Manufacturers Soaring Since Paris Attack
By Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
16 November 15
The Paris attacks took place on Friday night. Since then, France’s president
has vowed “war” on ISIS and today significantly escalated the country’s bombing
campaign in Syria (France has been bombing ISIS in Iraq since last January, and
began bombing them in Syria in September).
Already this morning, as Aaron Cantú noticed, the stocks of the leading weapons
manufacturers – what is usually referred to as the “defense industry” – have
soared:
Also enjoying a fantastic day so far is one of the leading Surveillance State
profiteers:
France’s largest arms manufacturer, Thales, is also having an outstanding day,
up almost 3%, even as the leading French index is down:
Note how immediate the increases are: the markets could barely wait to start
buying. The Dow overall is up today only .12%, making these leaps quite
pronounced. Reuters, as published on Fox Business, starkly noted the causal
connection: “shares of aerospace and defense rose sharply on Monday in reaction
to the attacks in France.” The private-sector industrial prong of the Military
and Surveillance State always wins, but especially when the media’s war juices
start flowing.
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class="txtauthor">By Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept</P><P class="date">16
November 15</P><P> </P><P><IMG src="/images/stories/alphabet/rsn-T.jpg"
border="0">he Paris attacks took place on Friday night. Since then, France’s
president has <A
href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/11/14/french-police-report-shootout-and-explosion-in-paris/";
target="_blank">vowed</A> “war†on ISIS and today <A
href="http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/16/middleeast/france-raqqa-airstrikes-on-isis/";
target="_blank">significantly escalated</A> the country’s bombing campaign
in Syria (France has been bombing ISIS in Iraq <A
href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-france-votes-bomb-islamic-state-iraq-week-after-paris-terrorist-attacks-1483257";
target="_blank">since last January</A>, and <A
href="http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/27/middleeast/syria-france-isis-bombing/";
target="_blank">began bombing them in Syria</A> in September).</P><P
class="indent">Already this morning, as Aaron Cantú <A
href="https://twitter.com/aaronmiguel_/status/666273497585287168";
target="_blank">noticed</A>, the stocks of the leading weapons manufacturers
– what is usually referred to as the “defense industry†– have
soared:</P><P><CENTER><IMG width="400"
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class="indent">Also enjoying a fantastic day so far is one of the <A
href="http://www.salon.com/2010/03/29/mcconnell_3/"; target="_blank">leading
Surveillance State profiteers</A>:</P><P><CENTER><IMG width="400"
src="/images/stories/body_imgs/319-bah.png" border="0"><BR><p style="width:
600px; font-size: 12px;"></DIV></CENTER><P></P><P class="indent">France’s <A
href="http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/production/recent-trends-in-arms-industry/Fact%20Sheet%20Top100%202013.pdf";
target="_blank">largest arms manufacturer</A>, Thales, is also having an
outstanding day, up almost 3%, even as the leading French index <A
href="http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CAC:IND"; target="_blank">is
down</A>:</P><P><CENTER><IMG width="400"
src="/images/stories/body_imgs/320-tharles1.png" border="0"><BR><p
style="width: 600px; font-size: 12px;"></DIV></CENTER><P></P><P
class="indent">Note how immediate the increases are: the markets could barely
wait to start buying. The Dow overall is <A
href="http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/"; target="_blank">up today only
.12%</A>, making these leaps quite pronounced. Reuters, as published on Fox
Business, <A
href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/11/16/wall-street-looks-for-muted-open-following-paris-terror-attacks/";
target="_blank">starkly noted the causal connection</A>: “shares of
aerospace and defense rose sharply on Monday in reaction to the attacks in
France.†The private-sector industrial prong of the Military and Surveillance
State always wins, but especially when the <A
href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2015/11/paris_attacks_may_be_the_end_of_relative_peace_and_libertarianism.html";
target="_blank">media’s war juices</A> start <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/opinion/to-have-paris-defeat-isis.html";
target="_blank">flowing</A>.</P><BR></DIV><p style="text-align: right; display:
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