Review of Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006) by Patrick H — 03 Nov 2008

A very provocative, if uneven documentary about military private contractors profiteering from the Iraq War. Director Robert Greenwald shows us the lives of people who used to work for these profiteering companies, specifically Halliburton, KBR, and TITAN.

One particular disturbing scene shows a former water specialist for Halliburton being interviewed. He said that a certain base had some sort of water problem. Aside from the fact that there was something broken, he confessed that most of the water being released to soldiers was not clean.

Sometimes it's so obvious that Greenwald is a liberal, that some of his facts seem exaggerated. On the whole, though, this is a fascinating portrait of how private contractors are literally getting away with murder.