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Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War
Halliburton's Army How a WellConnected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War Author:Pratap Chatterjee From Halliburton?s mission as the logistical backbone of the U.S. occupation in Iraqwithout it there could be no war or occupationto its role in covering up sexual abuse among its personnel in Baghdad, Halliburton?s Army is a devastating exposé of corporate malfeasance and political cronyism.Pratap Chatterjeeone of the w... more »orld?s leading authorities on corporate corruption brings us inside the Pentagon meetings, where senior officials made the decision to send Halliburton to Iraq, and explains what favors Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld did for the company. He travels to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and former Yugoslavia to describe firsthand the freewheeling ways of the company and its myriad subcontractors. And he reveals the human costs of the privatization of U.S. military logistics, which is sustained almost entirely by unskilled workers who labor in dangerous conditions for low wages.Halliburton?s Army is a sweeping investigation into one of the world?s most lethal corporationsand essential reading for anyone concerned about the nexus of private companies, government, and war.« less
ISBN-13: 9781568584430 ISBN-10: 1568584431 Publication Date: 3/23/2010 Pages:304 Edition:First Trade Paper Ed Rating: