MICIMATT is a an extension of the concept of the MIC (Military–industrial complex) that stands for Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think-Tank. The term was coined by Ray McGovern, a former CIA officer turned political activist and critic of United States foreign policy.[1][2]
McGovern recommends remembering the acronym by thinking "Mickey Mouse" which rhymes with the intended pronunciation of MICIMATT ("Micky Matt")
Additions beyond MIC
Congress
The US Congress has the power to end wars, but they choose not to. Interestingly, Congress has sought to avoid official declarations of war, and rather has leaned into various "authorizations for the use of force" types of legislation, to avoid the public outcry against war.[3][4]
Intelligence
The intelligence apparatus is keen on ensuring that war continues without interruption. Operation Cyclone and Timber Sycamore are examples of the intelligence community directly financing the very "terrorists" the "War on Terror" was targeting.
Media
The corporate media is owned by the very corporations which profit from war, both directly through production, as well as indirectly through economic stimulus as a result of wartime industrial production. The close relationship between the media and the intelligence community can also explain this desire for war.
Academia
One example of academia producing support for war is the fact that many New Left or Trotskyist academics have become neo-conservatives who support US imperial wars.[5]
Think-Tank
Military contractors have funded their own pro-war think tanks, such as CACI International.[6][7]
References
- ↑ MICIMATT Keeping Us Stuck in Afghanistan on CrossTalk on RT
- ↑ Conspiracy facts and the MICIMATT that truly governs the USA - with CIA whistleblower Ray McGovern by Moderate Rebels on YouTube
- ↑ S.J.Res. 23 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force on govtrack
- ↑ Missing in Action: Congress in Foreign Policy by Realist Review
- ↑ NEOCONSERVATISM’S TROTSKYIST ORIGIN
- ↑ When Military Contractors Fund Their Own Pro-War Think Tanks by Sarah Lazare on Common Dreams
- ↑ The Military-Industrial-Think Tank Complex by William Hartung and Michelle Ciarrocca, as part of The Business of War series