Summaries

Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.

Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give such contractors enormous freedom to profit from supplying support and material to American troops while providing little oversight. Survivors of employees who were killed discuss the claim that the companies cared more for profit than for the welfare of their own workers, and soldiers indicate that the quality of services provided is sub-standard and severely in contradiction to the comparatively huge profits being generated. Also depicted are the unsuccessful attempts by the filmmakers to get company spokesmen to respond to the charges made by the interviewees.—Jim Beaver <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • political corruption
  • political superpower
  • shady
  • war profiteer
  • armed forces
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Aug 31, 2006
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies Brave New Films

Box office

Budget $750000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

Synopsis

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