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Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris

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The American war machine, explained

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Here are 8 videos reflecting my decade-plus of reporting on the U.S. military and security apparatus

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I was not ready for the 3 hours , let me go get some food and drink for this one

— @Codelyco95

We explain the colossal American defense budget, look at the historical origins of the arms trade, and show how the U.S. military's operations stretch across every corner of the globe.

We also look at how unelected bureaucrats - the Deep State - carried out operations for the benefit of private corporations, and what our military secrets tell us about our society.

Saying Israel is a democracy is like Saying a rat is a fish. Surprised how little mentioning Israel here which is the elephant in the room when speaking of American weapons

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I think a very important thing Johnny forgets is that weapons expire. They have a shelf life; countering technologies evolve, rocket fuel goes bad and circuits/batteries corrode. It's use it or lose it.

Some countries, like those in the EU, use the weapons that are nearing use-by-date against practice targets, but if we had better uses (like giving them to Ukraine), that's obviously better.

Many countries have better targets than plywood tanks.

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Jezus Johnny, so lazy.....worst thing that any YouTuber could ever do. Totally not watching.

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1:32:15 HELLOOO???!!!

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"Thank you Pentagon for giving us this clear data" Haha ...what?

The guys that can't pass an audit, and haven't been audited, period. The guys that have trillions unaccounted for? Remember Rumsfeld announcing that and literally the next day 9/11 happens and a plane/bird/missile/superman hits the Pentagon where those files are being kept? And NSA Building 7 comes down on its own in free fall where also, documents were being kept. You are thanking and trusting those guys that the data they gave you is clear. Mmmkay

Im curious about the subject so I'll put in the 3 hours, but this is not a good start.

— @deucescrackedrulz

0:00 Why the US Military Spends So Much Money

25:19 Why the US Sells Weapons to 103 Countries

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1:03:10 Every Secret CIA Prison, mapped

1:22:54 The Operation Northwoods Conspiracy, Explained

If the global defense funding listed in the table were redirected toward development, it would fully close the United States' domestic infrastructure funding gap and cover the United Nations' global sustainable development goals for an entire year.Combined, the military spending of these 50 nations totals roughly $2.25 Trillion annually. Reallocating this money would completely transform global education, healthcare, infrastructure, and climate initiatives.

— @YH-Horizons

1:35:30 The Deep State, Explained

2:04:12 Area 51

Sir Basil Zaharoff: Agent of Death (2006): A 52-minute Greek documentary directed by Angelos Abazoglou that investigates Zaharoff's murky rise as the richest and most cynical arms merchant of the early 20th century and his shadowy influence on World War I

— @TanjimRahman

2:38:06 Space War Has Already Begun

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Any government job is prevailing wage too for each contractor. Like I’ll get paid way too much to put up a gutter on a shed lol

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Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

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46:43 you see the usa almost sells nothing to canada. They want war in rest of the world but not around their country.
😂

And they call themselves leaders 😂

— @Mandy07998

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This is insane

@lemoncurdSW
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3 hours? yeah. thank you. have a great evening, cuz i will.

@JessiesRose
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"Do you believe in UFO's" - well... Unidentified Flying Object is just something in the air that hasn't been identified yet... Which could just mean any aircraft with its transponder turned off.

@shadowsir
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War Machine ❌

War Crime ✔️

@bilawalbaloch3655
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"murdering and jailing civillians in the process" bro this is not true here in the Philippines maybe your team lacking research about Duterte Regime in the Philippines

@jiehlaya599
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When video on 9/11? 😊

@youtubevanced4474
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A question please. Is Hyram Maxim a Jew?

@ghalimaikatako1927
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🤦🏼

@Gankajank
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I really respect the effort and dedication put in this high quality work

@YH-Horizons
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I suggest you all to read Theory of the Armed Class: The Age of Military Power by David Colantoni

@willl6287
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This corruption will be part of the downfall of America

@sgtmarz
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YouTube: Let's force people to watch sloppy YouTube Shorts
Johnny: Not on my watch.

@kenkioqqo
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De javu... i feel like i remember that i already watch this video. before. did you reupload it? with update? and even if i watch twice and 3 time, i still feel the shock and "WTF" From everyone else who watch this

@maxvitionunity
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I can’t trust him after the cia thing

@zaymartnz
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Releasing a 3 hour video in today's age where people have attention span of a disclaimer clip is wild

@junaidkhan-yc5ol
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It doesn't take a genius to realise all the extra profit margins for things like ballbearings for example, all go to the classified black projects and the reverse engineering program for UFOs and Offworld technologies etc

@spydR
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Another compilation video??? Not sure if you’re doing these because you’re working on something big so don’t have time to do new ones but when you wait 2 weeks for a new release it’s pretty frustrating when you discover it’s another compilation. Come on Johnny, can we get back to original content every fortnight please?

@Sooch79
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Insaneeeeeeee❤❤❤❤

@Beyondwithnils
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Despite this, we still managed to lose the war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. Go team!!

@VJS-1918
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War is a business that never ends.

Battlefields are new markets overseas.

Weapons are made in the U.S.A.


Arms factories also create jobs in America.

The defense budget serves as campaign funding for lawmakers.

Peace is just a slogan, profits are made by obediently waging war.

@screamhotdog
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🇺🇸🦅American Excellence🦅🇺🇸

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thk

@realtime24tv
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Johnny, hold let me finish some chores.

@viral_recaps
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3 hr of just reuploads, what a fall off

@charlech
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Mind tree

@Accessionstandard
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USA spends almost as much as every country combines, yet has barely ever won a war. Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea ... just money down the drain. UK has been much more successful with a fraction of the resources. Almost seems as if the USA military exist purely for the profit of the Military Industrial Complex???

@phoenixj1985
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Imagine learning every video of Britain,USA or Isreal ,they play chess like brothers and others are on board but some are queens and kings

@rosserossey5969
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This is one of the most depressing things I’ve ever watched on YouTube

@GoodWillRacing
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this video makes me hate the propangandistic usefull idiots left

@grusgameplays1308
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3:01 They are PUBLICLY traded companies. You can buy shares of them. Stop being such a liberal by making the budget sound like a bad thing

@Historyenthusiasts-z3j
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and what about the assasonations russia is doing TO THIS DAY all over europe and the world?!!!

@grusgameplays1308
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Yo, I swear I seen that spread sheet from another video by you, did you use stuff from other videos in this im generally confused.

@toobakedforyourbs
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Most high ranking military I know, are double and triple dipping into pensions. $$$

@HitWithStick
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This is so well done.

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