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Jeremy Scahill Testifies on Defense Contracting, 5.10.2007

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There are over 120,000 private contractors currently deployed in Iraq and yesterday, a House panel put some of the harshest criticisms of this privatization of war into the congressional record for the first time. The House Appropriations subcommittee on defense held a hearing on Thursday about defense contracting. Testifying before the panel was journalist Jeremy Scahill and filmmaker Robert Greenwald. Jeremy is a Democracy Now! correspondent and an investigative reporter for The Nation magazine. He is author of the book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army." In his opening remarks, he spoke about the lack of oversight of the tens of thousands of contractors deployed in Iraq.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: mediagrrl9

Length: 05:48
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Tags: Blackwater  contractors  Erik  Iraq  mercenary  Prince  profiteers  Scahill  

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milzz100 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what stops them from being financed by china persay to attack America nothing. They are a private company who associate themselves with no flag even though they would highly object this claim it is quite possible
rh7onda7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE!
macroinnovation (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
A corporation of this magnitude is unacceptable to America's defense. They have the capability to descend on Washington and lock down the capital against the will of DoD. The solution to a weak military is to better fund and train the military, not to pay 2-3 times as much to outsource. This will need to be put to a stop before it gets out of hand. Watch a few episodes of Jericho and you'll see what I mean when it comes to getting out of hand. BW must be stopped.
chucktay187 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He makes some good points but I stopped given a fuck about poeple when that journalist got his head cut the Fuck off on al jazzer. Why are we fighting eachother . WTF we are all americans stand together fuck dem fuck rep. we are all together in this.
Peetwenty (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
your views are so twisted. i look forward to killing people like you if a rebellion starts
kpgps (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Dumbass! this guy is a pussy! you guys are fags. Fuckoff you tree hugging grass eating queers.
dieyoubastards (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
when Obama becomes commander-in-chief presiding over aggressive war with all the thousands of individual murders, at what point, if he fails to stop it, would you consider him also a war criminal? He already said he would bomb Pakistan, a nuclear power.
dieyoubastards (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Uh, you are both morons. Al-Queada IS hired by the U.S. And created, trained, funded and directed along with the Saudis and CIA operative Bin Laden by U.S. intelligence. Always was, always will be, the Oswalds of 9/11! And before you call me a kook, look it up, it's all admitted, all documented. Ignorance of history meets manufacture of opinion! Wake up you brainwashed masses. Turn off the game, turn off the movie and do some research! Your opinions are being manufactured for you!
dieyoubastards (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The war against military forces in Iraq was over in a week. That was fascist aggressive war. Now it is admittedly nothing less than occupation, genocide and plunder. "Terrorism" is a manufactured enemy necessary for smooth function of the fascist state. Fascist dictatorships throughout history have staged thier own 9/11's to gain support for foriegn aggression and civil martial law. As a Ron Paul supporter, I thought you would have been more informed.
djtwostroke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this isn't a war, how do you state to this?? this is a "war" against terrorism, terrorism is an idea how do you fight against that. You who are cheering the war are cheering your own downfall. Ron Paul viva la revolution!!

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