War Profiteering

R.I.P. Shane Ratliff, Halliburton Whistleblower

Kerry Candaele | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Blackwater, Caci, Halliburton, Brave New Films, Iraq for Sale, Halliburton/Kbr, War Profiteering, Robert Greenwald, Iraq War, Politics News
Kerry Candaele

His story sketched out the coordinates of greed that connected Houston to Baghdad, and ran through Washington D.C., during the Bush reign.

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Screaming Joe Wilson: Newt Gingrich's Frankenstein

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Adam Smith, 1994 Elections, Wall Street Bailout, New Orleans, National Security, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Frankenstein, Newt Gingrich, Wall Street Bonuses, Rep. Joe Wilson, War Profiteering, Contract With America, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

If congressional politics are inside baseball, Newt Gingrich completely upended the playing field. Joe Wilson isn't an accident, he's an outcome.

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Blackwater by Any Other Name Would Still Smell Like Shit

ZP Heller | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq for Sale, War Profiteering, Blackwater, Warwire, Blackwater Guards, Blackwater Security, Blackwater USA, Xe, Blackwater Investigation, World News
ZP Heller

Maybe Blackwater thinks that by changing their name they can distance themselves from the manslaughter charges facing five Blackwater guards involved in the Nisour Square shooting.

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John Cusack Talks War Profiteering, McCain Campaign's Race-Baiting

Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, War Inc., John McCain, Iraq, War Profiteering, John Cusack, Celebrities Talk Politics, Entertainment News

John Cusack sat down with Meet the Bloggers for a video chat the other day, and talked about the contracted nature of the war in Iraq and the obscene ...

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War Spending Weighs Down Our 'Genuine Progress'

Jon Raymond | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Recession Fears, Gpi, Gdp, Wall Street Crisis, War Profiteering, Recession, Economy, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Home News
Jon Raymond

Without defense spending, we see the real picture of the downturn our economy is taking while boosting the military laden GDP.

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The October Surprise Shouldn't Come as One

Trey Ellis | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Kbr, Blackwater, Halliburton, Oil Profits, Chuck Hagel, Jim Webb, 2008 Election, War Profiteering, Barack Obama, Politics News
Trey Ellis

What will it be? A nod to Israel to bomb Iran? An American-engineered coup in Pakistan? Whatever it is, it is coming and if Obama intends to weather the dirty trick he will have to be prepared.

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Iraq War Profiteers: 25 Companies Who Benefit From The War

Business Pundit | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Halliburton, Iraq, War Profiteering, Dick Cheney, Business News

The Iraq war is many things to different people. It is called a strategic blunder and a monstrous injustice and sometimes even a patriotic mission, mu...

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Charlie Rose and His Iraq War Panel

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Kbr, Stephen Biddle, Charlie Rose, Iraq War, War Profiteering, Vali Nasr, Michael Gordon, Experts, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

What appalled me was that Rose allowed key problems regarding Americans' perceptions of the Iraq adventure to be omitted from the discussion altogether.

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