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739<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>This article and video are being co-published with <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/lords-of-war/">Responsible Statecraft</a>.</em></p> 740<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><span class="has-underline">For the first</span> time, the Pentagon budget topped <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/military-defense-spending-budget-series">$1 trillion</a>, and private contractors now receive <a href="https://quincyinst.org/2025/07/08/new-research-military-contractors-received-over-half-of-pentagon-spending-since-2020/">more than half</a> of all the tax dollars flowing to the Pentagon.</p> 741<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Few have profited from this privatization of the U.S. military more than the CEOs of Pentagon contractors.</p> 742<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While these companies often <a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZlSN/lockheed-martin-f-35-lightning-2-mission-ready-interoperable-and-combat-proven">advertise</a> their work as supporting the troops, the fact is that many service members live in <a href="https://www.pogo.org/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-how-housing-conditions-are-failing-military-families">appalling</a> housing conditions, while militaryâindustrial contractorsâ profits soar and their CEOs live in luxury.</p> 743<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The lavish lifestyles of these CEOs is laid bare in the new mockumentary âLords of War,â co-produced by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and The Intercept, that lampoons an industry held aloft by hundreds of billions of public funds every year.</p> 744<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âLords of Warâ connects <a href="https://theintercept.com/2021/10/27/pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn/">exorbitant</a> Pentagon <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/12/07/ukraine-weapons-russia-china-ndaa/">spending</a> to the luxury enjoyed by the CEOs of its top contractors. As the film notes, Lockheed Martin is regularly the largest recipient of Pentagon contracts, raking in $75 billion in revenue in 2025 â more than 72 percent of which came from the U.S. government.</p> 745<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As âLords of Warââs faux real estate aficionado explains, Lockheedâs CEOs have used their $20-million-plus compensation packages to buy luxury real estate from the D.C. suburbs to the shores of Miami.</p> 746<div class="promote-related-post"> 747 <a class="promo-related-post__link" 748 href="https://theintercept.com/2021/10/27/pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn/" 749 data-ga-track="in_article-body" 750 data-ga-track-action="related post embed: pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn" 751 data-ga-track-label="pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn" 752 ><br /> 753 <img decoding="async" width="440" height="440" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/6682023-pentagon-spoils-war.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" loading="lazy" /> <span class="promo-related-post__text"></p> 754<h2 class="promote-related-post__eyebrow"> 755 Related </h2> 756<h3 class="promote-related-post__title">âThe Spoils of Warâ: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon</h3> 757<p> </span><br /> 758 </a> 759 </div> 760<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite its care-free tone, the film highlights very real problems within the militaryâindustrial complex. As <a href="https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profits-war-top-beneficiaries-pentagon-spending-2020-2024">research</a> by William Hartung and Stephen Semler for Brown Universityâs Costs of War Project showed, 54 percent of the Pentagonâs annual spending now goes to private contractors â up from 41 percent in the 1990s.</p> 761<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The top Pentagon contractorsâ revenues and <a href="https://theintercept.com/2021/08/16/afghanistan-war-defense-stocks/">stock prices</a> also skyrocketed as theyâve begun to devour an ever-larger share of the military budget.</p> 762<p class="wp-block-paragraph">They converted their revenue from the military into line items on their own budgets that do nothing to improve U.S. national security: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/lobbying?cycle=2024&ind=D">armies of lobbyists</a> that now outnumber all members of Congress by a nearly 2-to-1 margin; billions of dollars in <a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-hawley-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-limit-stock-buybacks-in-defense-contracting-following-president-trumps-executive-order/">stock buybacks</a>; and, of course, CEO compensation packages on par with those of NFL quarterbacks.</p> 763<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><!-- BLOCK(cta)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22CTA%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%7D) --><div class="most-read" data-module="MostRead"> 764 <div class="most-read__content" data-module="ModuleAnalytics" data-module-category="most" data-module-label="read"> 765 <div data-name="observer"></div> 766 <h2 class="most-read__header"> 767 Most Read </h2> 768 769 <div class="most-read__promos"> 770 <div class="most-read__container"> 771 <div class="most-read__item"> 772 <a class="most-read__link image-hover-parent" href="https://theintercept.com/2026/09/23/doordash-delivery-nyc-mamdani-wage-theft-settlement/"> 773 <div class="image-hover-wrapper"> 774 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="440" height="440" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294777736_7a58f0-e1790181586740.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=1" class="most-read__image" alt="New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference to announce a lawsuit challenging the federal government's new public charge rule, which could make it harder for immigrants to obtain green cards if they rely on public benefits, at City Hall in New York City on September 14, 2026. 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Turns Out Heâs Funding Friends of the IDF. <div class="most-read__author"> 787 Jonah Valdez </div> 788 </div> 789 </a> 790 </div> 791 <div class="most-read__item"> 792 <a class="most-read__link image-hover-parent" href="https://theintercept.com/2026/09/22/pink-macklemore-palestine-israel-unicef/"> 793 <div class="image-hover-wrapper"> 794 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="440" height="440" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-499320586_3ea545-e1790032136699.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=1" class="most-read__image" alt="NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Recording artist Pink speaks on stage during the celebration of the launch of UNICEF Kid Power on N
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font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1160 for="eoa-control-15-months" 1161 > 1162 $15 </label> 1163 </div> 1164 </div> 1165 1166 <div class="flex gap-1.5" role="group" aria-label="Select recurring period"> 1167 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 1168 <input 1169 class="sr-only peer" 1170 name="recurring_period" 1171 data-name="periods" 1172 id="eoa-control-period-one-time" 1173 type="radio" 1174 value="one-time" 1175 data-action="updatePeriod" 1176 data-action-type="change" 1177 /> 1178 <label 1179 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1180 for="eoa-control-period-one-time" 1181 > 1182 One Time </label> 1183 </div> 1184 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 1185 <input 1186 class="sr-only peer" 1187 name="recurring_period" 1188 data-name="periods" 1189 id="eoa-control-period-months" 1190 checked 1191 type="radio" 1192 value="months" 1193 data-action="updatePeriod" 1194 data-action-type="change" 1195 /> 1196 <label 1197 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1198 for="eoa-control-period-months" 1199 > 1200 Monthly </label> 1201 </div> 1202 </div> 1203 1204 <a 1205 href="https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now/?amount=10&recurring_period=months&referrer_post_id=523948&referrer_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheintercept.com%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fwar-weapons-profits-lockheed-rtx-ceos%2F&originating_referrer=&source=web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-ControlDesignControlCopy" 1206 class="inline-flex items-center mt-2.5 cursor-pointer py-[15p
1206x] px-5 font-sans text-xl tracking-[-0.2px] font-bold leading-none gap-2.5 bg-accentLight hover:bg-accentDark !text-white" 1207 data-name="cta" 1208 data-action="onDonate" 1209 > 1210 Donate <span class="icon-TI_Arrow_02_Right"></span> 1211 </a> 1212</form> 1213 </div> 1214</div> 1215 </div> 1216 <div data-variant="ControlDesignEICCopy"> 1217 1218<div class="-mx-5 sm:-mx-10 print:hidden mt-6 lg:-ml-5 lg:mr-0" data-module="EndOfArticle" data-module-source="web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-ControlDesignEICCopy"> 1219 <div class="bg-[#f6f6f6] p-5 sm:p-10 lg:p-5"> 1220 <div class="text-[19.2px] leading-normal space-y-[1.5em] font-weight-normal antialiased"> 1221 <p><strong><u>ITâS BEEN A DEVASTATING</u></strong>Â year for journalism â the worst in modern U.S. history.</p> 1222<p>We have a president with utter contempt for truth aggressively using the governmentâs full powers to dismantle the free press. Corporate news outlets have cowered, becoming accessories in Trumpâs project to create a post-truth America. Right-wing billionaires have pounced, buying up media organizations and rebuilding the information environment to their liking.</p> 1223<p>In this most perilous moment for democracy, The Intercept is fighting back. But to do so effectively, we need to grow.</p> 1224<p><strong>Thatâs where you come in. Will you help us expand our reporting capacity in time to hit the ground running in 2026?</strong></p> 1225 </div> 1226 <h2 class="font-serif mt-[30px] mb-2.5 font-bold leading-normal text-lg">Weâre independent of corporate interests. Will you help us?</h2> 1227 <form 1228 data-module="Donation" 1229 data-module-source="web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-ControlDesignEICCopy" 1230 data-module-type="end_of_article" 1231 > 1232 <div 1233 class="flex gap-1.5 hidden" 1234 role="group" 1235 aria-label="Select donation amount" 1236 data-name="amounts" 1237 data-period="one-time" 1238 > 1239 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1240 <input 1241 class="sr-only peer" 1242 name="amount-one-time" 1243 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-15-one-time" 1244 type="radio" 1245 value="15" 1246 data-action="updateSource" 1247 data-action-type="change" 1248 /> 1249 <label 1250 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1251 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-15-one-time" 1252 > 1253 $15 </label> 1254 </div> 1255 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1256 <input 1257 class="sr-only peer" 1258 name="amount-one-time" 1259 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-25-one-time" 1260 checked 1261 type="radio" 1262 value="25" 1263 data-action="updateSource" 1264 data-action-type="change" 1265 /> 1266 <label 1267 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1268 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-25-one-time" 1269 > 1270 $25 </label> 1271 </div> 1272 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1273 <input 1274 class="sr-only peer" 1275 name="amount-one-time" 1276 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-50-one-time" 1277 type="radio" 1278 value="50" 1279 data-action="updateSource" 1280 data-action-type="change" 1281 /> 1282 <label 1283 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1284 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-50-one-time" 1285 > 1286 $50 </label> 1287 </div> 1288 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1289 <input 1290 class="sr-only peer" 1291 name="amount-one-time" 1292 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-100-one-time" 1293 type="radio" 1294 value="100" 1295 data-action="updateSource" 1296 data-action-type="change" 1297 /> 1298 <label 1299 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1300 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-100-one-time" 1301 > 1302 $100 </label> 1303 </div> 1304 </div> 1305 <div 1306 class="flex gap-1.5" 1307 role="group" 1308 aria-label="Select donation amount" 1309 data-name="amounts" 1310 data-period="months" 1311 > 1312 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1313 <input 1314 class="sr-only peer" 1315 name="amount-months" 1316 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-5-months" 1317 type="radio" 1318 value="5" 1319 data-action="updateSource" 1320 data-action-type="change" 1321 /> 1322 <label 1323 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1324 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-5-months" 1325 > 1326 $5 </label> 1327 </div> 1328 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1329 <input 1330 class="sr-only peer" 1331 name="amount-months" 1332 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-8-months" 1333 type="radio" 1334 value="8" 1335 data-action="updateSource" 1336 data-action-type="change" 1337 /> 1338 <label 1339 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1340 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-8-months" 1341 > 1342 $8 </label> 1343 </div> 1344 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1345 <input 1346 class="sr-only peer" 1347 name="amount-months" 1348 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-10-months" 1349 checked 1350 type="radio" 1351 value="10" 1352 data-action="updateSource" 1353 data-action-type="change" 1354 /> 1355 <label 1356 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1357 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-10-months" 1358 > 1359 $10 </label> 1360 </div> 1361 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1362 <input 1363 class="sr-only peer" 1364 name="amount-months" 1365 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-15-months" 1366 type="radio" 1367 value="15" 1368 data-action="updateSource" 1369 data-action-type="change" 1370 /> 1371 <label 1372 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1373 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-15-months" 1374 > 1375 $15 </label> 1376 </div> 1377 </div> 1378 1379 <div class="flex gap-1.5" role="group" aria-label="Select recurring period"> 1380 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 1381 <input 1382 class="sr-only peer" 1383 name="recurring_period" 1384 data-name="periods" 1385 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-period-one-time" 1386 type="radio" 1387 value="one-time" 1388 data-action="updatePeriod" 1389 data-action-type="change" 1390 /> 1391 <label 1392 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1393 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-period-one-time" 1394 > 1395 One Time </label> 1396 </div> 1397 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 1398 <input 1399 class="sr-only peer" 1400 name="recurring_period" 1401 data-name="periods" 1402 id="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-period-months" 1403 checked 1404 type="radio" 1405 value="months" 1406 data-action="updatePeriod" 1407 data-action-type="change" 1408 /> 1409 <label 1410 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1411 for="eoa-controldesigneiccopy-period-months" 1412 > 1413 Monthly </label> 1414 </div> 1415 </div> 1416 1417 <a 1418 href="https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now/?amount=10&recurring_period=months&referrer_post_id=523948&referrer_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheintercept.com%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fwar-weapons-profits-lockheed-rtx-ceos%2F&originating_referrer=&source=web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-ControlDesignEICCopy" 1419 class="inline-flex items-center mt-2.5 cursor-pointer py-[15p
1419x] px-5 font-sans text-xl tracking-[-0.2px] font-bold leading-none gap-2.5 bg-accentLight hover:bg-accentDark !text-white" 1420 data-name="cta" 1421 data-action="onDonate" 1422 > 1423 Donate <span class="icon-TI_Arrow_02_Right"></span> 1424 </a> 1425</form> 1426 </div> 1427</div> 1428 </div> 1429 <div data-variant="EICDesignEICCopy"> 1430 1431<div class="-mx-5 sm:-mx-10 print:hidden mt-6 lg:-ml-5 lg:mr-0" data-module="EndOfArticle" data-module-source="web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-EICDesignEICCopy"> 1432 <div class="bg-[#f6f6f6] p-5 sm:p-10 lg:p-5"> 1433 <div class="text-[19.2px] leading-normal space-y-[1.5em] font-weight-normal antialiased [&>*:nth-child(2)]:!mt-0"> 1434 <div class="float-left mr-3.5 mb-3.5"> 1435 <img src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/editor-in-chief2.png?fit=491%2C441&w=190" alt="" class="w-[95px] object-cover" /> 1436 </div> 1437 <p><strong><u>IâM BEN MUESSIG,</u></strong> The Interceptâs editor-in-chief. Itâs been a devastating year for journalism â the worst in modern U.S. history.</p> 1438<p>We have a president with utter contempt for truth aggressively using the governmentâs full powers to dismantle the free press. Corporate news outlets have cowered, becoming accessories in Trumpâs project to create a post-truth America. Right-wing billionaires have pounced, buying up media organizations and rebuilding the information environment to their liking.</p> 1439<p>In this most perilous moment for democracy, The Intercept is fighting back. But to do so effectively, we need to grow.</p> 1440<p><strong>Thatâs where you come in. Will you help us expand our reporting capacity in time to hit the ground running in 2026?</strong></p> 1441 </div> 1442 <h2 class="font-serif mt-[30px] mb-2.5 font-bold leading-normal text-lg">Weâre independent of corporate interests. Will you help us?</h2> 1443 <form 1444 data-module="Donation" 1445 data-module-source="web_intercept_20251216_article_longask_2025-EICDesignEICCopy" 1446 data-module-type="end_of_article" 1447 > 1448 <div 1449 class="flex gap-1.5 hidden" 1450 role="group" 1451 aria-label="Select donation amount" 1452 data-name="amounts" 1453 data-period="one-time" 1454 > 1455 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1456 <input 1457 class="sr-only peer" 1458 name="amount-one-time" 1459 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-15-one-time" 1460 type="radio" 1461 value="15" 1462 data-action="updateSource" 1463 data-action-type="change" 1464 /> 1465 <label 1466 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1467 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-15-one-time" 1468 > 1469 $15 </label> 1470 </div> 1471 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1472 <input 1473 class="sr-only peer" 1474 name="amount-one-time" 1475 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-25-one-time" 1476 checked 1477 type="radio" 1478 value="25" 1479 data-action="updateSource" 1480 data-action-type="change" 1481 /> 1482 <label 1483 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1484 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-25-one-time" 1485 > 1486 $25 </label> 1487 </div> 1488 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1489 <input 1490 class="sr-only peer" 1491 name="amount-one-time" 1492 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-50-one-time" 1493 type="radio" 1494 value="50" 1495 data-action="updateSource" 1496 data-action-type="change" 1497 /> 1498 <label 1499 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1500 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-50-one-time" 1501 > 1502 $50 </label> 1503 </div> 1504 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1505 <input 1506 class="sr-only peer" 1507 name="amount-one-time" 1508 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-100-one-time" 1509 type="radio" 1510 value="100" 1511 data-action="updateSource" 1512 data-action-type="change" 1513 /> 1514 <label 1515 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1516 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-100-one-time" 1517 > 1518 $100 </label> 1519 </div> 1520 </div> 1521 <div 1522 class="flex gap-1.5" 1523 role="group" 1524 aria-label="Select donation amount" 1525 data-name="amounts" 1526 data-period="months" 1527 > 1528 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1529 <input 1530 class="sr-only peer" 1531 name="amount-months" 1532 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-5-months" 1533 type="radio" 1534 value="5" 1535 data-action="updateSource" 1536 data-action-type="change" 1537 /> 1538 <label 1539 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1540 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-5-months" 1541 > 1542 $5 </label> 1543 </div> 1544 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1545 <input 1546 class="sr-only peer" 1547 name="amount-months" 1548 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-8-months" 1549 type="radio" 1550 value="8" 1551 data-action="updateSource" 1552 data-action-type="change" 1553 /> 1554 <label 1555 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1556 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-8-months" 1557 > 1558 $8 </label> 1559 </div> 1560 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1561 <input 1562 class="sr-only peer" 1563 name="amount-months" 1564 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-10-months" 1565 checked 1566 type="radio" 1567 value="10" 1568 data-action="updateSource" 1569 data-action-type="change" 1570 /> 1571 <label 1572 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1573 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-10-months" 1574 > 1575 $10 </label> 1576 </div> 1577 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 1578 <input 1579 class="sr-only peer" 1580 name="amount-months" 1581 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-15-months" 1582 type="radio" 1583 value="15" 1584 data-action="updateSource" 1585 data-action-type="change" 1586 /> 1587 <label 1588 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1589 for="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-15-months" 1590 > 1591 $15 </label> 1592 </div> 1593 </div> 1594 1595 <div class="flex gap-1.5" role="group" aria-label="Select recurring period"> 1596 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 1597 <input 1598 class="sr-only peer" 1599 name="recurring_period" 1600 data-name="periods" 1601 id="eoa-eicdesigneiccopy-period-one-time" 1602 type="radio" 1603 value="one-time" 1604 data-action="updatePeriod" 1605 data-action-type="change" 1606 /> 1607 <label 1608 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-body border-body hover:bg-body hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-body peer-checked:text-white" 1609 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1822:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> 1823 <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> 1824 <div> 1825 <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> 1826 Targeting Iran </p> 1827 <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> 1828 Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise </h3> 1829 </div> 1830 1831 <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> 1832 <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">Nick Turse</p> 1833 <span>- <time datetime="2026-09-22 16:53:32">Sep. 22</time></span> 1834 </div> 1835 </div> 1836 1837 <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">An additional 66 U.S. personnel were wounded in action this month, pushing the official count of Iran war casualties above 850.</p> 1838 </div> 1839 </a> 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pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-accentLight border-accentLight hover:bg-accentLight hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-accentLight peer-checked:text-white" 2105 for="inline-wall-8-months" 2106 > 2107 $8 </label> 2108 </div> 2109 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2110 <input 2111 class="sr-only peer" 2112 name="amount-months" 2113 id="inline-wall-10-months" 2114 checked 2115 type="radio" 2116 value="10" 2117 data-action="updateSource" 2118 data-action-type="change" 2119 /> 2120 <label 2121 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-accentLight border-accentLight hover:bg-accentLight hover:text-white peer-checked:bg-accentLight peer-checked:text-white" 2122 for="inline-wall-10-months" 2123 > 2124 $10 </label> 2125 </div> 2126 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2127 <input 2128 class="sr-only peer" 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2239 <input 2240 class="sr-only peer" 2241 name="amount-one-time" 2242 id="piano_direct-25-one-time" 2243 checked 2244 type="radio" 2245 value="25" 2246 data-action="updateSource" 2247 data-action-type="change" 2248 /> 2249 <label 2250 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2251 for="piano_direct-25-one-time" 2252 > 2253 $25 </label> 2254 </div> 2255 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2256 <input 2257 class="sr-only peer" 2258 name="amount-one-time" 2259 id="piano_direct-50-one-time" 2260 type="radio" 2261 value="50" 2262 data-action="updateSource" 2263 data-action-type="change" 2264 /> 2265 <label 2266 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2267 for="piano_direct-50-one-time" 2268 > 2269 $50 </label> 2270 </div> 2271 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2272 <input 2273 class="sr-only peer" 2274 name="amount-one-time" 2275 id="piano_direct-100-one-time" 2276 type="radio" 2277 value="100" 2278 data-action="updateSource" 2279 data-action-type="change" 2280 /> 2281 <label 2282 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2283 for="piano_direct-100-one-time" 2284 > 2285 $100 </label> 2286 </div> 2287 </div> 2288 <div 2289 class="flex gap-1.5 hidden" 2290 role="group" 2291 aria-label="Select donation amount" 2292 data-name="amounts" 2293 data-period="months" 2294 > 2295 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2296 <input 2297 class="sr-only peer" 2298 name="amount-months" 2299 id="piano_direct-5-months" 2300 type="radio" 2301 value="5" 2302 data-action="updateSource" 2303 data-action-type="change" 2304 /> 2305 <label 2306 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2307 for="piano_direct-5-months" 2308 > 2309 $5 </label> 2310 </div> 2311 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2312 <input 2313 class="sr-only peer" 2314 name="amount-months" 2315 id="piano_direct-8-months" 2316 type="radio" 2317 value="8" 2318 data-action="updateSource" 2319 data-action-type="change" 2320 /> 2321 <label 2322 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2323 for="piano_direct-8-months" 2324 > 2325 $8 </label> 2326 </div> 2327 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2328 <input 2329 class="sr-only peer" 2330 name="amount-months" 2331 id="piano_direct-10-months" 2332 checked 2333 type="radio" 2334 value="10" 2335 data-action="updateSource" 2336 data-action-type="change" 2337 /> 2338 <label 2339 class="uppercase flex-grow mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-3 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[25px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2340 for="piano_direct-10-months" 2341 > 2342 $10 </label> 2343 </div> 2344 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex-[1_1_25%] flex"> 2345 <input 2346 class="sr-only peer" 2347 name="amount-months" 2348 id="piano_direct-15-months" 2349 type="radio" 2350 value="15" 2351 data-action="updateSource" 2352 data-action-type="change" 2353 /> 2354 <label 2355 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for="piano_direct-period-one-time" 2378 > 2379 One Time </label> 2380 </div> 2381 <div class="max-w-[110px] flex"> 2382 <input 2383 class="sr-only peer" 2384 name="recurring_period" 2385 data-name="periods" 2386 id="piano_direct-period-months" 2387 type="radio" 2388 value="months" 2389 data-action="updatePeriod" 2390 data-action-type="change" 2391 /> 2392 <label 2393 class="uppercase mb-2 px-2 pt-2.5 pb-2 text-center border-2 font-sans text-[20px] font-bold flex leading-none cursor-pointer text-white border-white hover:bg-white hover:text-accentLight peer-checked:bg-white peer-checked:text-accentLight" 2394 for="piano_direct-period-months" 2395 > 2396 Monthly </label> 2397 </div> 2398 </div> 2399 2400 <a 2401 href="https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now/?amount=10&recurring_period=one-time&referrer_post_id=523948&referrer_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheintercept.com%2F2026%2F09%2F24%2Fwar-weapons-profits-lockheed-rtx-ceos%2F&originating_referrer=&source=web_intercept_20250210_directask" 2402 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