In coordination with the release of Robert Greenwald's new documentary, Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, The American Prospect and its progressive media partners are covering the issues and individuals impacted by privatization in Iraq. All media partners are members of The Media Consortium, a new network of leading progressive independent journalism organizations. Read all the stories here.
AlterNet:
"Bush's Worst Pentagon Downfall: Outsourcing Torture," by Joshua Holland
There couldn't be a more appropriate symbol of the Bush era than thePentagon outsourcing torture in the war zones of the New American Empireto profit-hungry companies like CACI.
The American Prospect:
"The Unaccountables," by Tara McKelvey
Forget the soldiers: The 25,000 civilian contractors in Iraq are an occupying army unto themselves. Some may have engaged in torture -- and, by evident design, they can't be prosecuted for their crimes.
ColorLines:
"Doing the Dirty Work," by Pratap Chatterjee
Asian migrant workers perform the menial labor on U.S. military bases in Iraq, where trafficking has been standard practice since the invasion began.
In These Times
"Privatized Warfare: The Summer of Discontent," by Bill Scher
It's been a bad season for military contractors and their Bush administration backers, and the release of the new film Iraq for Sale will only turn up the heat.
Ms. Magazine
"Crude Awakening: U.S. Policies in Afghanistan and Iraq Sell Out Women in Favor of Oil," by Martha Burk
Whether supporting gender apartheid abroad, orsacrificing feeding programs for U.S. women and children at home so that ExxonMobil can get a tax break, U.S. priorities are consistent: Oil wins over women's rights, hands down.
Mother Jones
Investigative reports on contracting and corruption in post-war Iraq.
