Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006)
75 min
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.
- Release date
- September 1, 2006
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Tree Adams
Where to watch
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Cast
- Shereef Akeel as Self - Civil Rights Attorney
- Chris Dodd as Self (archive footage)
- Byron Dorgan as Self (archive footage)
- Katy Helvenston-Wettengal as Self - Scott Helvenston's Mother
- Donna Zovko as Self - Mother of Jerry Zovko
- Jozo Zovko as Self - Father of Jerry Zovko
- Tommy Zovko as Self - Brother of Jerry Zovko
- Chris Lehane as Self - Crisis Communications Expert
- Anthony Lagouranis as Self - Military Interrogator, Abu Ghraib
- Hassan Al-Azzawi as Self - Abu Ghraib Detainee
Crew
- Scott Helvenston · Archive footage
- John Warner · Archive footage
- Robert Greenwald · Director
- Matthew Brown · Producer
- Sarah Feeley · Producer
- Jim Gilliam · Producer
- Robert Greenwald · Producer
- Tree Adams · Composer
- Nick Higgins · Cinematographer
- Carla Gutierrez · Editor
- Sally Rubin · Editor