Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing War
From the very beginning of the Iraq War, American troops have been forced to rely on corporate contractors every step of the way. In the face of troop caps from the beginning of the war, these companies have reaped massive profits by managing some of the most basic military services while putting the lives of countless American soldiers on the line and damaging our strategic interests and image abroad.\ In this shocking expose, two government fraud experts share real-life experiences of...
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Two experts on government fraud take on the destructive effects of the privatization of war
Cast of Characters viiForeword Jonathan Alter xiIntroduction 1BlitzkriegThe Private Side of War 11Smelling Smoke 21Where Are My Missiles? 25Breaking Down 37Rumsfeld's Army 45Mission AccomplishedDust and Desperation 51Afflict the Comfortable 55For the Money 59A Different Kind of Suburb 65The Green Zone 71Digging InFeeding Frenzy 83Stepping into the Breach 89The Berlin Wall 93Corporate Cowboys in a War Zone 99The Hired Guns 117The SlogThe Other Side of the Force 131A Different Kind of Black Water 145The Replacements 157ExposureThe Hand That Feeds You 165Don Quixote vs. the Chairman 175Legal Prayer 195Slumlord of Iraq 201The Empire Strikes Back 209You Go to War with the Secretary of Defense You Have 217The War Service Industry 231Afterword 243Appendix 245Endnotes 253Bibliography 263Acknowledgments 267Index 269
