Comments on: The 25 Most Vicious Iraq War Profiteers

By: Orvis Smith

Orvis Smith — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:21:57 +0000

Are you suggesting that no one is suppose to make a profit during wartime? Many of these companies are the only companies that do the type of job that was needed.

When you start getting into political commentary I become rather suspicious of your advice on other things.

By: dylan

dylan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:58:52 +0000

the problem is not war profiteers but the fact that they can pay off politicians and gain easy access to the powers that get us into war. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:44:15 +0000

I agree with Sporty, Perini does not do environmental cleanup. Perini has a solid foothold in the hazardous waste cleanup market, but I have never seen any indicators that they make overhead covers to protect troops. Perhaps you work for a contractor who works for Perini. I have a family member who was contracted by them to do plastic injection molding.

By: Sporty

Sporty — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:07:17 +0000

Posted by…Matty Gillette
You got your facts wrong. I work for Perini and we dont do envionmental cleanup. We are construction overhead covers to protect the troops from mortar and rocket attacks.

Poor research my friend.

Matty I believe you have you facts wrong and you say you work for them..

In 1988 Perini sought further growth through a joint venture in the hazardous waste cleanup market. The company joined with Ashland Technology and Versar Inc. to form Perland Environmental Technologies Inc., which provides scientific, environmental engineering and construction services for hazardous-waste management and cleanup.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:03:36 +0000

I see I am late on this, but I wanted to reply to the individual who speaks of companies earning money and that this is why they go into business in the first place. We understand all of that and take no issue with earning money, but here comes the unthinkable that no one here has mentioned because to consider it would cause every last one of us to lose faith in American leaders.

What if your desire to make money exceeds the safety and welfare of the citizens of the country where you do business?

In other words what if certain events are permitted to occur so that we have a convenient way to usher ourselves into a war thereby creating a need to produce weapons…? I don’t really want to know what goes on in the upper ranks because there is not a one of us who wouldn’t pack our bags and move.

The elitists do not draw lines between political parties, race, faith or any of the other superficial categories that keep you and me separate from one another. Proof in the pudding is how the Bush family (Prescott Bush) aided the 3rd Reich by accepting Hitler’s money (Jews’ wealth) and banking it for them. Prescott owned a bank and served on the board of 3 or 4 other banks. (Prescott is the father of George HW Bush). Then there is Kennedy (father) who also supported the 3rd Reich. SEE? 2 different political parties yet they seem to agree with Hitler at the end of the day.

There is the Bin Laden family and its ties to the entire Bush dynasty. The Bin Ladens facilitated the opening of H.W. Bush’s three oil companies in the late 70′s.

Halliburton is an after thought by the time you read all the dirt that exists in all of these families in the upper echelon. We are the fools for bickering and arguing, because if you think for one minute they are doing the same thing, you are foolish. They could care less. Their only goal is to keep us separate because of the threat we pose to them if we pulled our resources and power together and battled the “system” as we know it today. Clinton, Bush, Obama, Reagan… all have their roles to play (good cop-bad cop) but there is nothing that takes place without the stamp of approval from those in true power. Isn’t this elementary by now.

Great blog-don’t be intimidated by talking about business and politics and war. They are all intertwined my friend and anyone who wants to skip through the lilly fields may do so at another site. Thanks for having the guts.

By: MikeR

MikeR — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:14:24 +0000

I’m guessing all you high-minded folks who find the idea of making money off the war effort have completely reviewed your portfolios and divested yourselves of any and all stock or other financial interest in all of these companies and their multiple divisions, subsidiaries, etc. Just checking.

By: blurider

blurider — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:17:38 +0000

“The next time an important oil producing country needs to be rebuilt we need to send in a group of high-minded people with no practical skills.”
Sooooo, Dick, is your point that practical skills trump business ethics? Did it even occur that one MIGHT actually be so ‘high-minded’ as to expect both’?
Do you know anything about the history of Halliburton and KBR in Iraq?
Could your memory hark back as far as to recall when this particular, ‘important, oil producing country DIDN’T EVEN require rebuilding? OR who ‘made a mess’ of it and how?
Do you imagine in your conformist mind, that our all important oil supply is more important than any other need or wish, trumping ethics, safety, human life or humanity in general, along with the earth’s environment?
You one of those ‘drill baby drill’, kinda guys, worshiping at the feet of Cheney-Palin?

By: kenneth

kenneth — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:40:03 +0000

listen to your self you guys dont make any sense at all!!

By: LibertarianbyFedUP

LibertarianbyFedUP — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:25:33 +0000

Let’s not forget – Northrup Grummen, Raytheon, and many more. The American Govt is bought by Corporate America!!! They run our govt. it wasn’t oil or weapons of mass distruction….corporate American wanted to make lots of money and Bush and his goons saw to it that they did!!! The present administration is not any better and none will be until Congress changes…We should move to 2 terms max for these people…they sure stay there for a long time don’t they?

By: BULL

BULL — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:15:20 +0000

Liberal Propaganda? I think so…