[lbo-talk] The War Dividend: The British companies making a fortune out of conflict-riven Iraq

Jerry Monaco monacojerry at gmail.com
Fri Mar 24 15:19:00 PST 2006


The masters of war and war profiteers still going strong.... A structural economic reason for Blair's support of Bush?

The War Dividend: The British companies making a fortune out of conflict-riven Iraq By Robert Verkaik Published: 13 March 2006

British businesses have profited by at least £1.1bn since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein three years ago, the first comprehensive investigation into UK corporate investment in Iraq has found.

The company roll-call of post-war profiteers includes some of the best known names in Britain's boardrooms as well many who would prefer to remain anonymous. They come from private security services, banks, PR consultancies, urban planning consortiums, oil companies, architects offices and energy advisory bodies.

Full article can be found here - http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/contract/2006/0313britishcompanies.htm

Global Policy report can be found here http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/contract/2006/0313carveup.pdf

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