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Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Saturday, 17 October 2026

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Sequestration cuts would close service academies, end ROTC programs

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NEW YORK, NY - Duffel Blog contributor and Fordham University researcher James Higgenbothem has discovered that the mandatory cuts to the military in the event of sequestration include a rider that calls for the immediate closure of the United States' service academies and termination of ROTC programs.

The controversial findings are all revealed in his new book Why Obama Hates America, which will be published in late February.

A Pentagon official, who requested anonymity due to the controversial nature of the cuts, admitted to Higgenbothem that the military's solution to the removal of the military academies was simple and cost effective.

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