Trump’s ‘Department of War’ may soon become official. What would that mean? | Normon Solomon

In US statecraft and warcraft, the president and Pete Hegseth are now saying previously quiet parts out loud The Department of Defense will soon officially become the Department of War, if Republicans get their way. Key committees in the House and Senate have approved the name change, and Donald Trump is eager to sign it into law. The rebranding is candid and ominous, offering a future of heightened zeal for killing, maiming and destroying. Christened in 1949, the Department of Defense unifie...

By Normon Solomon