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July 5, 2007 | 13 Comments
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers by Robert Greenwald
Why does the war in Iraq go on and on?
One reason is that it is immensely profitable for the Bush family and its friends.
These four minutes from the documentary Iraq for Sale were specifically banned by from being shown during a Congressional hearing by concerted action from Republican politicians.
(From BrasscheckTV.com)
U.S. soliders cannot do their own laundry. Halliburton is paid 99 dollars by the U.S. government PER LOAD of laundry. Yes, those 99 dollars come from us, the taxpayers. Vice-president Dick Cheney used to be CEO of Halliburton and still holds tens of thousands of shares in the company. What else do we pay for?
An excerpt:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cJlJudDtVE[/youtube]
The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.
Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq.
Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so. (IraqForSale.org)
War is the terrorism of the rich. – Peter Ustinov.
Filed Under: corporations, film, Iraq, iraq-for-sale, MUSINGS, Politics, war
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13 Comments
Is that so? Lemme watch this.. Thx for the info!
Like my Grandma used to say, “War can never be good, never!”. why can’t we be more peaceful…..evolution of humanity was a good thing, but this (war) is a big side effect!
As Lennon once said…. “Imagine all the people living life in peace”
*hugs*
Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.
-Mao Tse-Tung
That was enlightening…I remember in Gone with the Wind how Rhett Butler said there is much money to be made in a war. It never changes…people are dying so that others may live in luxury.
America benefits monetarily to keep the war go on somewhere in the World all the time,it’s all about money baby and Iraq was all about of course because “He tried to kill my Daddy!”;p
Dear Jai and Bee,
Wow, you started almost a revolution buddy. I am so p……ssd off after watching this. We blame our politicians and bureaucrats in India, but look here in US, I think politics is pretty much same everywhere.Downright dirty. And war in Iraq was never about Osama-bin-Laden or Al-Queida. It was always about oil in the first place.
one more to my list! mm’s sicko was next on my list
its on my blockbuster queue – will be getting it some time next week.
Will there be ever peace
Hi Bee n jai,
Farenheit movie revealed a lot of info abt how the US politicians are profiteering from the iraq war.. I used to blame that politicians are making the world worse.. but now, i strongly feel that, what ever happens in the world is the result of all the accumulated grossness of human thoughts and actions over the centuries… I feel the majority of the world thinks that money is the end and keep going for it… When this thought is combined with power, it becomes deadly!!! I pray that we as a world change and seek the real truth behind our existence and balance our existence on this plane…
Anyone ever see the film Koyaanisqatsi?
saw it just two weeks ago, with the other two in the trilogy. – b
Someone discovered a post I wrote about do we hate america or are we jealous and I am being invaded by right wing conservatives. Lets see if this stuns them into silence. BTW if any liberals want to come help defend the palace from the wingers yr help would be appreciated lol. Thanks for the info
you don’t like winger entertainment? i do. lol. coming right over. – b.