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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.

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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