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Spoils of War: How Private Military Contractors Legally Steal From Taxpayers

War companies like Halliburton and Kellogg Brown and Root use “cost plus” arrangements to legally steal from taxpayers.

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War companies like Halliburton and Kellogg Brown and Root use “cost plus” arrangements to legally steal from taxpayers. This clip is from the 2006 film, Iraq For Sale.

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