DVD : Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0893890001994
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Brave New Films
Manufacturer: Brave New Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Brave New Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 13629
Studio: Brave New Films
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.
Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) 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 and the decision makers who allow them to do so.
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Iraq for Sale: The War ProfiteersThis film is amazing! I had a slap in the face wake up call. I know that I must work even harder to help stop what is happening in Iraq and stop the hemorrhaging of our military budjet and our American way of life from being funneled to the "WAR PROFITIEERS". Brilliant and concise detail. Our soliders deserve better. Diana Harden...Livermore, Ca.
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We are too lazy, naive, afraid and stupefied to even comprehend what is happening around the globe. If it doesn't affect us directly it's not our problem!! Right? Right!! Anyway people get too stressed when they see and or hear about extremely disturbing things, such as this DVD's context -Economical Racketeering By Big Business!!
Quick Summary:
Impartial governments around the globe look the other way while companies run amuck making ungodly profits from Tax-Payers. Did I mention all whom are ironically friends of government(s) and or were once government officials themselves?
The list of neglect (cutting corners; over charging) for the almighty dollar are endless; atrocities that are absolutely prevalent simply go unchecked.
Worry about that? Not Me [Joe FreeWorld] we/I cant change anything anyway ...were helpless!!!
Sadly, all of the people/families interviewed in this DVD were uneducated or unaware themselves ~UNTIL~ family members ended up dead or they themselves saw [BIG BUSINESS] up-close and personal.
These factions run along side our governments (some never even bid for the job; it's simply given to them) - all involved willing to put [you] in harms way for "PROFITABILITY"!!!
These companies spoke about in this program will never be held accountable for their over spending and or the death-toll to regular Joe's ...not until its too late; then [maybe] a few patsy's will be ... Read More
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This Robert Greenwald documenatary shows the results of military privatization and the experience of this war for regular Americans. Not surprisingly, it's not a pretty picture. 1 star deduction for OK production quality (but heck, the guy works on a budget)5 stars for content. With these popular and widely acclaimed documentaries Greenwald is clearly providing the American public with what it wants and needs but does not get enough of from it's major media institutions. In recent years the documentary format has become an invaluable counterbalance to a cowed and subservient corporate media fearful of ever present charges of a mythical liberal bias and commited as ever to not really rocking the boat.
In addition to Greenwald's good work, there have indeed been many excellent films made on this war as well as important issues directly related to it. Some highly recommended include:
-UNCOVERED - THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR (Directed by Greenwald)
-NO END IN SIGHT
-WHY WE FIGHT
-WAR IS SELL
-WAR MADE EASY: HOW PRESIDENTS AND PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH
-THE RUSH TO WAR
-ORWELL ROLES IN HIS GRAVE
-FRONTLINE: BUSH'S WAR
-FRONTLINE: THE DARK SIDE
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First of all, if you have not been to Iraq, you have no idea what is really going on there. Sadly, Greenwald went to Iraq and some how got the idea there were unhappy contractors and soldiers there.
Gee, that's not what I saw and I just got back Feb 08. When I saw this film, I was hoping for something a little more along the lines of "Why We Fight", more info on "shooter" type contractors such as Blackwater USA, and more of an expose of PMC scams such as the Custer Battles deal and more.
What I saw was a great deal of boring dialogue about a single KBR truck convoy incident. Again, Greenwald missed the intended mark. As if those guys thought Iraq was going to be a pic-nic, it's a war zone for Pete's sake.
Again, Greenwald takes a topic the public should know more about (waste and fraud and such in Iraq), and cleverly disguises it with a smoke screen of a film that bores you to tears with stuff you already knew if you watched the news. Big hit, Greenwald.
I saw happy soldiers, contractors and Iraqis where I was. There are some things going on out there not in the news that Greenwald could have easily uncovered. Obviously, that was not his intent. Clearly, his intent with the films I've seen has been to muddle and confuse issues. Truth be told, we're probably not going to see a real expose of stuff going on in the GWOT, and Greenwald is playing his role as a (mis)information operation agent.
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This eye opening video really shows just why the Bush Presidency and policies should be voted out. Every one running the companies that are running this "war for profit" is a croney of Bush's or a high ranking political/military person that is in it just for the money. They could care less for what happens to our men and women in combat. This video alone is justification for pulling out of Iraq let alone the loss of the lives of thousands of our young men and women.
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