{"id":1191,"date":"2006-06-17T15:44:46","date_gmt":"2006-06-17T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2006\/06\/17\/iraq-for-sale\/"},"modified":"2006-06-17T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2006-06-17T20:12:34","slug":"iraq-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2006\/06\/iraq-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq for Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq<\/a> — much of it from U.S. taxpayers. “Lucrative U.S. government contracts go to firms called on to provide security for projects and personnel — jobs that in previous conflicts have been done by the military” (and under military regulations).<\/p>\n

From Hunter at Daily Kos<\/a>, on the Aegis contractor video<\/a> (complete with Elvis soundtrack):<\/p>\n

And so the circle — or spiral — continues. For those with short memories, it was the alleged misconduct of armed contractors in Iraq that led to the killing and public display of four of them, hanging from a bridge… which led to two separate massive retaliatory assaults against Fallujah… which led to a widespread backlash in Iraq… which led to, among other things, a widened insurgency… which contributed to a situation in Iraq in which armed contractors are necessary for protection of private clients… which led to the alleged misconduct of several of them…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Keep an eye out for Robert Greenwald’s Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers<\/a> in the fall. The argument of the film wil be that the ones who benefit from the war are Bush’s and Cheney’s friends in construction, security, services, and oil. Here’s a taste:<\/p>\n

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Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq — much of it from U.S. taxpayers. “Lucrative U.S. government contracts go to firms called on to provide security for projects and personnel — jobs that in previous conflicts have been done by the military” (and under military regulations). From Hunter at Daily Kos, on the Aegis contractor video (complete with Elvis soundtrack): And so the circle — or spiral — continues. For those with short memories, it was the…<\/p>\n

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