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Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers (2006)

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Posted by Films For Action on Nov. 11, 2007
76 min - Documentary - 3632 Views

The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald 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 (Blackwater, Halliburton / KBR, CACI and Titan) and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

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