Defying Pentagon Secrecy, Reporting Exposes Retired US Generals on Saudi Payroll
(www.commondreams.org)https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/18/defying-pentagon-secrecy-reporting-exposes-retired-us-generals-saudi-payroll"The government fought us for two years to keep these records a secret," said one Washington Post journalist. "We sued, and won."
In total, the Post found that "more than 500 retired U.S. military personnel—including scores of generals and admirals—have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments" such as Saudi Arabia, Libya, Turkey, and Kuwait, mostly with the official approval of U.S. military branches.
