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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:48 PM
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Jaun Williams Tells Hannity ACORN Story Is "Minuscule", Asks Why He Doesn't "Go After Blackwater"
Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 08:28 PM by Turborama
 
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Iraq For Sale - The War Profiteers
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

Google Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3168421456806470433&ei=lzl_Sf7UI4PcwgO_vrGjDA&q=Iraq+for+Sale+The+War+Profiteers+&dur=3


Daylight Robbery - What Happened to the $23billion?
Jane Corbin investigates claims that as much as $23bn may have been lost, stolen or not properly accounted for in Iraq. Now more than 70 whistleblower cases threaten to reveal the scandals behind billions of dollars worth of waste, theft and corruption during the war. The US justice department has imposed gagging orders which prevent the real scale of the problem emerging.

Google Video: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=789547337385191959


While we're at it, what about Coca Cola...?

Coca Cola - Corruption, Water Depletion, Pollution and Nazi Sponsorship
Coca-Cola is one of the most iconic brands of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Promoting itself as the drink of freedom, choice and US patriotism, the company's feel-good factor is recognised worldwide and reflected in its enormous profits.

But behind this carefully crafted image exists a company accused of environmental damage, human rights violations and questionable business practices.

Political activist and journalist Mark Thomas travels to South America, India and the US to investigate the way in which Coca-Cola and its suppliers operate and the extent to which they upholds moral and ethical obligations.

Thomas, a long-term critic of Coca-Cola's more controversial practices, finds disturbing evidence which undermines its effervescent image as a force for good and which has prompted a global consumer backlash.

Google Video: Pulled

Vodpod: http://vodpod.com/watch/1488708-mark-thomas-coca-cola-corruption-and-nazi-sponsor-video


As someone said in the comments on Vodpod: "get a copy while you can, it's very rare which shows the extent Coke will go to hide the truth..."

If this version gets pulled let me know and I'll find somewhere to upload a copy I've grabbed.



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Lagomorph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:51 PM
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1. Coca Cola: We're sorry, but this video may not be available.
If this video was recently uploaded, it may still be processing.
If this video is yours, you can check its status.
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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:02 PM
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7. Thanks for pointing that out, I've just added another working version
I've downloaded it in the past and have a standalone version. If it disappears completely I'll upload it to a video sharing channel. ;-)
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Bolo Boffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:56 PM
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2. Juan did about the best he could do.
Tried to get the facts out there, called Hannity on his hypocrisy, stayed cool.
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Voice for Peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:59 PM
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3. Juan Williams is hot
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dhpgetsit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:00 PM
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4. Why not go after Blackwater and Wall Street and the Defense contractors?
Because Hannity is a partisan hack who doesn't really give a shit what happens to taxpayers' money unless it makes a Democrat look bad.
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:08 AM
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18. Fantastic point.
Answer: Blackwater and Wall Street and the Defense contractors are their buddies. They fill congress' campaign chest with money$$$ ~ so there is no way Congress is going to touch them. See?
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ScottLand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:00 PM
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5. Great points. I've wondered myself -
Planeloads of money go over to Iraq and disappear. Nobody seems to want to know why. Why aren't the idiot supporters of Fox News up in arms over that if their concerns about "Obamacare" is the future cost? And it's because Fox News doesn't give them that information.

These are all great issues and yet people are wasting time trying to come up with ways to depict Obama as a Nazi or an African tribesman.
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Grassy Knoll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:01 PM
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6. Its all the same......
Drudge,Rush, Insanity and Beckkk, feed off of each other all day.
But what's weird is Billo has turned it down,like saying he is for public option care.
Why is he lowballing ?
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Grassy Knoll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:36 PM
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11. I recant my statement about Billo.....
He now states the right has to figure a way to put Obama away. WOW
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200909170051
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 02:39 PM
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26. Blabba O'lie-he is a shill for ignorance.
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:03 PM
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8. Shill Hannity , Spews more
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 02:02 PM
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24. Spewsmore? Faux, I'm assuming, but what time slot does their new star occupy? n/t
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 02:36 PM
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25. I hear about Fux it up ,I never hear or see it.
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 02:40 PM
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27. I was thinking "Spewsmore" is an excellent name for a Faux anchor. n/t
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 02:43 PM
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28. Ya!! !!!!,or a fictitious character that has an ambiguous face that changes with every new..
Edited on Fri Sep-18-09 02:46 PM by orpupilofnature57
Story ,Cooool.
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theFrankFactor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:31 PM
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9. Nice to See Juan Without a Republican Dick in His Mouth for a Change.
He looks much better.
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:40 PM
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12. There's nothing to say to that, except...
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:41 PM
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14. Here
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:36 PM
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15. Well said. Williams is usually such as repuke mouthpiece it is disgusting.
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condoleeza Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 12:54 AM
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17. Glad somebody else said that
cause I don't hardly recognize him since he took his new job and have no idea why NPR still has him on.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 05:24 AM
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19. Rare sight. nt
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stlsaxman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 06:39 AM
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22. Wonder if Williams is vying for the seat that Colmes left empty...?
"The Sean & Juan Show"... or "Hannity And Williams"?
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 08:19 AM
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23. Seems he has finally removed it
Yay.
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:33 PM
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10. Wait a minute...Hannity has BUDDY CIANCI lecturing about Acorn being "corrupt"?
:wtf:

I didn't even know Buddy was out of the slammer yet.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:40 PM
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13. Hanninazi is a fucking scumbag, period
And one day his viewers will realize he's nothing more than a circus barker playing them all like the fools they are.
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 12:28 AM
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16. GREAT question!!! That is literally the (repuke) ELEPHANT in the room...
Why doen't THIS "DEMOCRATIC" congress go after DICK CHENEY'S Halliburton and HIS WAR PROFITEERING?!!!

We need another Harry Truman!!!
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democracy1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 06:01 AM
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20. K & R
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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 06:05 AM
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21. Apologies for the typo in the title
:blush:

I didn't realize it until it was too late to edit. I'm trying to get it changed now.
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