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Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.
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- 1 nomination
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Scott Helvenston
- Self - Blackwater Contractor
- (archive footage)
John Warner
- Self - Senator, Virginia
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaBackwater Founder & frmr. CEO ERIC PRINCE is the brother of former trump administration appointee to Cabinet Position Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Secular Talk: Bernie Ad DESTROYS Biden for Iraq War Support (2020)
- SoundtracksSamra'u min Qawm Isa
(Brown skinned girl from the people of Jesus)
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Arranged by Saadoun Al-Bayati
Performed by Saadoun Al-Bayati
Courtesy of Samar Enterprises
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Important story gets mediocre treatment
The story of the connection between the privately held corporations that have profited from the war in Iraq without oversight and the Bush administration has been revealed in bits and pieces over the years. This film attempts to connect the links and highlight the impact that it has had on the lives of those most affected. It is admirable that a first time director would tackle such a feat, but it could be done more successfully. Better editing and a little more research into the issues could have made this film stronger. There are a few things that I find annoying in the film. First is the sloppy use of Powerpoint like graphs & tables. The directors show names of companies and individuals in boxes and lines in between them, but never really backs this up with any explanation of what the boxes & lines represent, much less actually proving that links between the many people mentioned actually exist. The directors also make heavy-handed use of dramatic music, which usually gets on my nerves. If the story is dramatic (which it is) and effectively presented (this could have been done with better editing), such hyperbole isn't needed. A lot of the information has been previously reported in The Nation, The Christian Science Monitor & Democracy Now, what this documentary adds is the personal toll that the privatization of war has had on those who fight it. Many of the interviews are very good, though a bit repetitive in their message. A clearer structure to the film, either by a timeline or using an omniscient narrator, would have made it stronger. As it stands the film is repetitive & I found myself (someone already familiar with the story) nodding off at about the half way point. Some talking heads (NGO representatives, academics, etc.) would have also strengthened this film and give it a bit more analytical edge to it.
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- MiloMindbender
- Nov 9, 2006
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- Ирак на продажу: Наживающиеся на войне
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- Budget
- $750,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
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- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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