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May 11, 2009

Pentagon Requests Record $50 Billion Black Budget
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The publication Aviation Week reports the Pentagon is requesting a
record $50 billion for its secret black budget. This marks a three
percent increase over last year’s total. The Pentagon budget for secret
operations is now larger than the entire military budget of Britain,
France or Japan.



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