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"Iraq for Sale" hits the gut with a punch by focusing on the victims of privatizing our military. The gripping documentary leaves little doubt that war is now being waged, in large part, for the direct profit of a few well-connected companies. 'Iraq for Sale' blows away the jingoism that our tax dollars are being spent for spreading democracy. Our hard-earned tax dollars are going directly into the pockets of large corporations who often provide shoddy work that puts their employees and our soldiers at grave risk.

Robert Greenwald, as his feisty Brave New Films studio did with "Wal-Mart," focuses on the true stories of victims of companies the likes of Halliburton, Blackwater, and many others who are largely unknown to the American public. They operate, at tremendous profit, with virtually no accountability in Iraq, either for insuring that our GIs receive appropriate and timely support. In fact, the documentary provides evidence that these GOP-connected privatized military companies actually put our soldiers and private citizens in harm's way in order to achieve a greater profit.

This is the story of real Americans who are victims of an administration that took the nation to war, in large part, to "feed the greed" of corporations that politically support them.

"Iraq for Sale" proves that the Bush White House and the Republican Party profit heavily off of fear and war -- and they do it with your money and our lives.

We saw an advance viewing of this film, and it is the Greenwald style at its most gripping.

(This is an advance order. The DVD of "Iraq for Sale" will be released the end of September, after a theatrical release. Home and organization screenings are being scheduled for October.)

"Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.

Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

Brave New Films are both funded and distributed completely outside corporate America. Over 3000 people donated to make Iraq for Sale, and it is up to you to distribute it. Give copies to co-workers and organize a screening in your neighborhood."

Spread the word by holding a screening in early October. The Bush Administration is making the world safe for profiteering, but unsafe for the rest of us.

That's national insecurity -- and it's a betrayal of our nation and, in many cases, as "Iraq for Sale" documents, criminal negligence.


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