Sunday 2 September 2007

The Great Iraq Swindle

Matt Taibbi wrote a great article for Rolling Stone entitled "The Great Iraq Swindle". You can view a teaser of the article by watching the YouTube video below:



Here's an excerpt from the written article followed by links to the full article on Truthout.org and Rollingstone.com

"How Bush allowed an army of for-profit contractors to invade the US Treasury.

How is it done? How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it and then ride off into the sunset with one middle finger extended, the other wrapped around a chilled martini? Ask Earnest O. Robbins - he knows all about being a successful contractor in Iraq."

To view the complete article on Truthout.org - click here.

To view the complete article on Rolling Stone - click here.

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