The following is Robert Greenwald's (Iraq For Sale) testimony...about war profiteering

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http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/51719/

The Madness of the War Profiteering in Iraq

By Robert Greenwald, AlterNet. Posted May 10, 2007.

"Iraq for Sale" director Robert Greenwald explains to Congress that the billions that defense contractors and war profiteers are making out of the Iraq war is a madhouse run amuck.

The following is Robert Greenwald's testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense about war profiteering.

Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I appreciate the opportunity to share with you what I have learned in the course of making the documentary film, "Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers." Along with my colleagues at Brave New Films, I spent a year researching the experiences of soldiers, truck drivers and families affected by the presence of private military contractors in Iraq. They shared with us their harrowing experiences of how military privatization and war profiteering have affected their lives, and in some cases taken the life of a loved one.

It is their personal stories that compel me to testify today. I am not a lawyer or a financial specialist or a government expert, but I can tell you from my extensive first-hand experience with these folks that something is seriously wrong. We are hurting our country and the many patriots who serve in the military. Our taxpayer dollars are being spent, abused, mis-used, and wasted on profiteers. It is a true tragedy, and it is costing the lives of Americans and Iraqis.

Please let me introduce you to a few of these people and their stories.

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1. Of the $100 billion Bush has asked for, $70 billion goes to these war

...profiteers

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2. I'm glad someone's looking into it; too bad no one saw the testimony. nt

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3. Forlorn, late night kick. Ya shoulda been there- - me, too. nt