Who Profits From War in Iraq?

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[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]Pratap Chatterjee[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]February 24th, 2006[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]The ports of Dubai make up some of the busiest commercial hubs in the world for the "global war of terrorism." Conveniently located between the Afghanistan and Iraq, Dubai is the ideal jumping-off point for military contractors and a lucrative link in the commercial supply chain of goods and people. [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=13258"]Baghdad Embassy Bonanza[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]David Phinney[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]February 12th, 2006[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]A controversial Kuwait-based construction firm accused of exploiting employees and coercing low-paid laborers to work in war-torn Iraq is now building the new $592-million U.S. embassy in Baghdad.    [A href="vny!://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13267"]Listen[/A] to an interview with David Phinney about this article on CorpWatch Radio.
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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=13249"]Gasoline Crisis in Iraq[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]Pratap Chatterjee[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]February 8th, 2006[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]Contract mismanagement and possible corruption in the Iraqi government are fueling a crisis over international gasoline delivery into Iraq. Citing a mountain of unpaid bills, the governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia have shut off gasoline exports to Iraq. With it's options dwindling and beleaguered Iraqis demanding fuel, Baghdad has begun to negotiate with former arch-rival, Iran. [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12829"]From Mercenaries to Peacemakers?[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]David Phinney[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]November 29th, 2005[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]A [A href="vny!://www.corpwatch.org/downloads/aegis.wmv" target=_new]grainy video (download here)[/A] of private contractors shooting at civilian cars on Iraqi streets poses a difficult question: how should the military security industry be regulated? Do they have a role in peacekeeping or are they part of the problem? [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12675"]Blood, Sweat & Tears: Asia's Poor Build U.S. Bases in Iraq[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]David Phinney[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]October 3rd, 2005[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]Thousands of low-wage Asian laborers are traveling to Iraq to work for U.S. military contractors like First Kuwaiti and Prime Projects International in the hope of sending money home to their families. Trapped and exploited under inhuman conditions, many of them are now fleeing the country to save their lives. [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12487"]Hallliburton Wins New $4.9Billion Iraq Contract[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]David Phinney[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]July 6th, 2005[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]With little fanfare and no public announcement, the U.S. Army quietly awarded $4.972 billion in new work to Halliburton on May 1 to support the United States military occupation of Iraq. [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12476"]Halliburton Hearing Unearths New Abuse[/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]Pratap Chatterjee[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]June 27th, 2005[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]"Misplaced" portable military bases, thousand-dollar VCRs, and expired food are only a few of the new charges that have been brought against the most powerful military contractor in Iraq. [/SPAN]

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[SPAN class=mainheader_wp][A class=mainheader_wp href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12349"]Marines Jail Contractors in Iraq [/A][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]David Phinney[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=mainposted_wp]June 7th, 2005[/SPAN]

[SPAN class=mainbodytext_wp]Tension and confusion are on the rise in Iraq after a group of American security contractors were thrown in jail under suspicion for shooting at the US Marines in Fallujah. [/SPAN]

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 [H4]WAR PROFITEERS[/H4] Read about the corporations that are profiting from the war on Iraq. See the [A href="vny!://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?list=type&type=176"]CorpWatch web site[/A]. Consider what you can do about these companies many of whom sell products and services here in Adelaide:

 [UL] [LI]HALLIBURTON (KBR):    [UL]186 Greenhill Rd Parkside 5063 [/UL] [LI]RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA:    [UL]C/- Australian Submarine Corporation, Mersey Rd Outer Harbor 5018 Contractors Area, DSTO, C1 Road Bldg 200 Edinburgh 5111 [/UL] [LI]GENERAL ELECTRIC    [LI][A href="vny!://uslaw.radicaldesigns.org/article.php?id=3604"]BETCHEL[/A]    [LI]MOBIL    [LI]NESTLE    [LI]PEPSI    [LI]KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN    [LI]TOYS R US    [LI]COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION:    [UL]Adelaide Santos House Lvl 25/ 91 King William St 5000 Mawson Lakes Endeavour House, Fourth Avenue Technology Pk 5095 [/UL] [LI]DUPONT (AUSTRALIA) LTD    [LI]EASTMAN KODAK    [LI]HEWLETT PACKARD    [LI]UNISYS    [LI]SHELL [/LI][/UL] [P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"]Other links for war profiteers:
[A href="vny!://www.betterworldlinks.org/book73q.htm"]vny!://www.betterworldlinks.org/book73q.htm[/A]
[A href="vny!://www.mediamouse.org/corporate/warprofiteers.php"]vny!://www.mediamouse.org/corporate/warprofiteers.php[/A]
[A href="vny!://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Occupation_watch"]vny!://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Occupation_watch[/A]
[A href="vny!://www.southernstudies.org/reports/Intro.htm"]vny!://www.southernstudies.org/reports/Intro.htm[/A]

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if you are asking an open ended question...well i suppose many american firms will be involved in iraq.there will also be firms from around the world.

  if you implying that the sole reason for the invasion was so that american firms could profit from the invasion you surely have a myopic understanding of the conflict and it's broader goals.

  the reason (not the official reason stated which was WMD and a threat to global/american seciruty) was to use iraq as a model for change in the region.the theory goes..if iraq becomes a successful reformed nation in the region it may resonate to other countries when domestic populations see the economic prosperity democratic reforms have brought iraq and therefore nations in the neighbourhood will feel pressure to reform away from theocracies and monarchies to pluralistic,transparent democracies.

  this is not a secret and was being developed as early as 1996.

  it is not a war about commodities and who control those resources (no doubt that is a very big issue) it is about regime change and new american foreign policy that seeks to act first to promote friendly governments in regions where they tend not to be so friendly to american interests.