" ...the links among corporations, institutions, and government officials that profit from endless war. The US War of Terror is not about liberation, democracy, or UN resolutions. Plainly put, the War of Terror--whether in Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan, or the USA--is about subjugation, resource extraction, and opening markets: a practice once referred to more honestly as colonialism. "

Friday, November 9, 2007

War Profiteers.

War profiteers are people that seek to make money off of disasters, similar to Hurricane Katrina, but this time, they promote the disaster of war.

“...the links among corporations, institutions, and government officials that profit from endless war. The US War of Terror is not about liberation, democracy, or UN resolutions. Plainly put, the War of Terror--whether in Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan, or the USA--is about subjugation, resource extraction, and opening markets: a practice once referred to more honestly as colonialism.” [link] From the quote, it describes the nature of the US War of Terror in it's most simplistic state.

One example of a war profiteer, George H. W. Bush., the 41st President He developed Zapata petroleum in 1953, along with Liedtkd Brothers. He profited off of wars like the Gulf War, where there is now a permanent establishment of U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. Currently, he's working with the Carlyle Group, which specializes in "Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer & Retail, Energy & Power, Healthcare, Real Estate, Technology & Business Services, Telecommunications & Media, and Transportation"

Corporations such as Blackwater, and KBR Halliburton profit from the war in Iraq, as shown in "Iraq for sale." They "are over-billing the U.S. Government and doing substandard work while endangering the lives of American soldiers and private citizens"

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