Above photo: From @resist_abolish on Twitter.
Right now a group of activists with Resist and Abolish the Military Industrial Complex (RAM INC) are taking over the roof of Raytheon’s facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Raytheon’s parking garage has also been blockaded and there is a disruption happening in the facility’s main lobby. They are there to demand that Raytheon stop profiting from war, genocide and colonial violence.
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Raytheon is the largest producer of guided missiles in the world and is the second largest military contractor. They have made billions in profits from Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They also have numerous contracts with ICE and other border enforcement agencies around the world. Raytheon’s CEO Greg Haye’s delights at the violence that he contributes to. In January, he declared “I fully expect we’re going to see benefit” and “opportunities for international sales” from the war in Ukraine, and escalations with the war on Yemen.
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Yesterday was the 19th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. During that invasion and subsequent U.S. occupation, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians were killed, while corporations like Raytheon reaped in billions of profits.
We will keep taking action until we Shut Down Raytheon and abolish the military industrial complex.