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Ben Freeman

Dr. Ben Freeman is a National Security Investigator at the Project On Government Oversight, specializing in Department of Defense personnel issues, weapons procurement, and the impact of lobbying by foreign governments on U.S. foreign policy.

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Not your grandfather’s military-industrial complex: Experts say new Pentagon stats are “stunning”

Ben Freeman, William Hartung
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Princess Reema bint Bandar wait for a photo with other women leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 20, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

How the Saudi lobby has tried to make a despotic Gulf monarchy seem all-American

Brian Steiner, Leila Riazi, Ben Freeman
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (Getty/Mark Wilson)

The royal touch: The Saudi lobby juggernaut

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Arms and influence: Trump’s love affair with the Saudi regime

Ben Freeman, William D. Hartung
Lockheed Martin Corp's factory located in Fort Worth, Texas. (Reuters)

Don’t fall for Pentagon spin

Ben Freeman