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Oceans of Blood and Profits for the Masters of War

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. November 29, 2010.

With three wars raging in the greater Mid-east and a fourth perhaps on its way, the toll of blood and treasure is an abomination.

U.S. Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 24, 2009.

Some estimate that private security inside the US actually outnumber police 5-to-1.

War Profiteer KBR Responsible for Killing at Least 16 Troops

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 31, 2008.

The firm was recently given another fat contract as a reward for its excellent performance.

Neocon War Architect to Reap Huge Profits from Iraq's Oil

Satyam, ThinkProgress. July 29, 2008.

Despite its devastating security, human, and financial costs on the United States, the Iraq war continues to pay off for the architects.

John Cusack: Bypassing the Corporate Media

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.

Cusack's anti-war polemic, War, Inc., continues to defy expectations, despite the traditional media's dismissive reception.

John Cusack: Outsourced Warfare Represents a "Radical, Dangerous, Disgusting Ideology"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 19, 2008.

An interview with Cusack about his latest film, War Inc., which takes the outsourcing of military operations to the absurd.

It's the Obscene Profits, Stupid! Exxon's Enormous Gains from the U.S. Keep Growing

deleted, The Wip. May 6, 2008.

Exxon is working to assure that whoever gets into the Oval Office doesn't try to tax some of their profits away.

Peace Activists Occupy General Dynamics Weapons Plant

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. May 5, 2008.

Vermont activists entered General Dynamics and locked themselves together in the firm's lobby to protest the company's war profiteering.

Top Rumsfeld Aide Gets Cushy Contract From Spy Agency He Created

Tim Shorrock, CorpWatch. January 18, 2008.

Steven Cambone, an advocate of torture who was briefly sought for war crimes by German prosecutors, is raking it in.

Bush Goes Private to Spy on You

Tim Shorrock, CorpWatch. December 6, 2007.

The Bush administration is launching a new government agency that will rely heavily on private security contractors to conduct surveillance in the U.S.

Four Years Later, Many Iraqis Still Lack Reliable Water, Electricity

AlterNetNovember 19, 2007.

Most of Northern Iraq without electricity; 7 out of 10 Iraqis now lack steady supply of clean water.

Iraq War Profiteer Spends Millions On Himself, Leaves Troops With Shoddy Body Armor

Howie Klein, October 30, 2007.

Howie Klein: David Brooks is best known for a multi million dollar bat mitzvah he through his daughter featuring 50 Cent.

One Down: Obscenely Decadent War Profiteer Hauled Off in Handcuffs

Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. October 26, 2007.

It looks like the party may be over for one corporate crook.

Robert Greenwald Destroys Neocon Nutcase Frank Gaffney [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, October 3, 2007.

Robert had a number of other great points. To which Gaffney could only respond, twice mind you, "gobbledygook." Yes, I wish I were kidding.

The Rip-off in Iraq: You Will Not Believe How Low the War Profiteers Have Gone

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. August 30, 2007.

In Iraq, private contractors are guaranteed huge profits no matter how badly they fuck things up.

Flush with Profits from the Iraq War, Military Contractors See a World of Business Opportunities

Jeremy Scahill, Indypendent. August 13, 2007.

Since launching the "global war on terror," the administration has funneled billions of public dollars to "private contractors" and more than doubled the size of the occupation with these hired guns.

US Firms in Iraq Still Using Indentured Workers Despite Crackdown

David Phinney, IraqSlogger. July 25, 2007.

Charges of heinous abuses of workers have long dogged the reconstruction effort.

The Banality of Greed

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 27, 2007.

As the Iraq war that Vice President Dick Cheney created continues to shred American -- and many more Iraqi -- lives, further documentation has emerged proving that, even during failed wars, the merchants of death profit.

The Madness of the War Profiteering in Iraq

Robert Greenwald, AlterNet. May 10, 2007.

"Iraq for Sale" director Robert Greenwald explains to Congress that the billions that defense contractors and war profiteers are making out of the Iraq war is a madhouse run amuck.

Dianne Feinstein resigns committee post amid scandal; accused of war profiteering

Joshua Holland, March 30, 2007.

Joshua Holland: Often, the whole imperial project is a bipartisan endeavor …

Bechtel Bails on Iraq

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. November 14, 2006.

After making billions and then pulling out of Iraq, the company has big plans for raking in more lucre in Bush's Middle East Free Trade Area.

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