War Profiteering

Halliburton's Greatest Hits | Observer

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Iraq Contract Kickbacks. In 2004, Halliburton drew scrutiny after it fired two employees for allegedly taking kickbacks in awards of sub-contracts related to the company's troop-support efforts in Iraq. Getty Images. Back …

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Halliburton Wins Gazpromneft Iraq Tender

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Halliburton Wins Gazpromneft Iraq Tender 16:20 17/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) U.S.-based energy services major Halliburton has won a $95 million tender from Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant …

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MEAT SPECIAL , IRAQ AND …

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Tags: Afghanistan War, american meat producers, Congress, death, Depleted Uranium, destruction, false patriotism, halliburton, hamburgers, Iraq War, irradiated meat, memorial day, memorial day weekend special, parade, …

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pissed off christoff: Afghanistan battles yield two Navy Crosses …

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Hard Corps. Think you're a "warrior" because you fight in a cage? Whatever helps you sleep at night. Read on… Afghanistan battles yield two Navy Crosses – Marine Corps News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Marine Corps …

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NATO Summit, Chicago & the Military-Industrial Complex – ScrippsNews

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NATO Summit, Chicago & the Military-Industrial Complex
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He criticized Pentagon emphasis on preparing for unlikely major wars with China, Russia and other major powers, while our most serious immediate challenges involve unconventional conflicts. Gates savaged defense industry inefficiency and profiteering.

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Tomgram: William Astore, Confessions of a Recovering Weapons …

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…wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven a gold mine for a small set of crony corporations and weapon-makers, producing a group of real winners at home with names like Lockheed Martin, KBR, and General Dynamics.

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Private Contractor Torture Cases Given Go-Ahead by Federal Court …

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The two companies, CACI International and L-3 Communications Holdings (formerly known as Titan Corporation), were hired by the Department of Defense after the military invasion of Iraq in 2003. CACI and L-3 provided …

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New Fiction Release Finds Iraq War Vet Battling PTSD, Uncovering …

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New Fiction Release Finds Iraq War Vet Battling PTSD, Uncovering Political Corruption. This entry was posted by hphandphone Friday, … Significant Neoprene Pouch for Kyocera/Qualcomm KX12. Huge Neoprene Pouch for …

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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Lockheed Martin, L-3 …

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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications, Danaher, General Dynamics and Raytheon-Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications, Danaher, General Dynamics and Raytheon. … The country has already decided to gradually move out of Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq has finally ended, which is expected to lower its expenditure on foreign campaigns. However, its clandestine military operations in other …

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? U.S. Army Wants To Give War…

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Ten years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have put a spotlight on the growing use of unmanned systems in the skies over the battlefield, from the high-flying Global Hawk to the lethal Predator aircraft and the hand-launched Raven. … tougher than the air domain because it's so dynamic,' said Myron Mills, who has worked on both aerial and ground robotic systems and now manages an autonomous vehicle program for Maryland-headquartered Lockheed Martin Corp.

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