Contractors in Iraq
I am one of thepeople interviewed for, and featured in, Force Provision a documentary about the commercial provision of defense and security services as this relates to policy, military institutions, public consent of foreign engagements and necessary responsible oversight. Allie Tyler, who directed and produced the film, provided me the outtakes of the interview with [...]
Private Military Contractors Hearing: “You’ll Have to Sue”
Donna Zovko, mother of Jerry Zovko, testifies that Blackwater told her to “sue” if she wanted to find out information about her son.
Bush Dodges Important Contractor Question
In an outrageous attempt to avoid a very important question about the private military security that is running around in Iraq, President Bush-well starts panting out of desperation and then said he needed to ask Rumsfeld. How can he not know the answer to this question? Even with the Iraq government in flux-he’s the President.
Iraq’s For-Profit Security Forces – Steve Fainaru
Complete video at: fora.tv Steve Fainaru, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, discusses the wide scope of power and absence of legal accountability enjoyed by private security forces in Iraq. —– On the margins of the Iraq war, a parallel army of 100000 has been doing the jobs unable to be tackled by [...]
Protesters Mark War Anniversary With a March
By NAFEESA SYEED and DAN STAMM Updated 8:24 PM EDT, Sat, Mar 21, 2009 WASHINGTON — Thousands took the streets of Washington and Northern Virginia Saturday to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan about six years after the start of the Iraqi War. Before war protesters ended their demonstration Saturday afternoon, several placed cardboard [...]
Shadow Company Clip – Letters from Iraq 5
Clip from the documentary Shadow Company, the ground breaking movie exploring the world of private military contractors ( mercenaries ) and modern warfare. Visit www.shadowcompany.com to order the DVD.
US Troops in Iraq talk about Halliburton & KBR
Interviews of actual soldiers and defense contractor employees talk about the wasteful spending of US tax dollars in Iraq due to the military industrial complex
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
Barack Obama raised eyebrows when he appointed Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, his fiercest democratic rival on the presidential campaign trail. In her 11 years as first lady of Arkansas, she made great strides toward reforming the state’s educational standards for public schools. She also initiated the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which increased research funding [...]
Blackwater Hearing Part 4: Dennis Kucinich, John Mica and Erik Prince Testimony (2007)
October 2, 2007 Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Kucinich currently represents the 10th District of Ohio in the House of Representatives, which [...]
Arms Deal “Bribery Exposed” 3OF5 British Aerospace (BAE Systems) “Weapons & Defense contractor” [HD]
Documentary (2006) Current Affair: BAE Systems, the world’s third largest arms manufacturer conspired to bribe politicians worldwide for weapons and defense contracts. With paper trails and receipts, investigators were a gasp as to the billions of dollars spent to wine and dine officials.