Blackwater is changing its name to “Xe”. Halliburton has sold off its KBR division. President Obama is pledging to crack down on the use of contractors by the military. Where does the future for private military contractors lie? Join us March 10th as we discuss these issues with Pratap Chatterjee, the author of the new book Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War, joined by Janine Wedel and Michael A. Cohen of the New America Foundation.
Duration : 1:31:20
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
i liked ron paul on …
i liked ron paul on the debates he really hit the core of the issues
he didnt dance around the edges
what a second rate set of canidates all the rest were obama didnt even show up
thats how i knew for sure he would be the one to lose
and i couldnt care less after i saw that who won
i found a old saying in the 1700’s about how they thought about the military
” a sailor before a dog a dog before a soldier ” i pondered the meaning of this for some time
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
this man talking …
this man talking about the “need for KBR as if we want to have war as a vacation or a reasonable career”.
We wnat war to be a service of last resort not a way of life. This man must have money to make in the dramas of war.
Training men to be responsible as individuals, reasonable among peers, and team work for the benefit of all; these are the skills we respected and valued of the men who fought in previous situations.
Transparency and accounting skills will benefit troops!
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
p.s. i apoligize to …
p.s. i apoligize to the OP(s) of the video, if the thread of thought here seems to de-railed from your desired course, for this is only the trail of thought your work has taken me on
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Take care BnC, I …
Take care BnC, I appreciate the share’n of your 2cents with me
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
paradym shifts do …
paradym shifts do happen
evolution is a long (if not oldest) teacher of this in history
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
g.o.l.d. gold oil …
g.o.l.d. gold oil Land drugs is the rule of thumb to some
still I have a belief its still
We the People
when ever a consensis is reached to state a totem pole of what is valued, that thing atop weather it be gold to water to untangilbe things of life to time to knowledge
will be the most valuable
i’m saying gold may be the longest lasting and universal trading comadity man has known
its never been 100% nor will it always for ever be
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
everybody I heard …
everybody I heard from felt he had no chance to win,it was the tone in their voices that resonated the most in me, of it being a ‘matter of fact” / ”everybody knows” he won’t be commander in chief, from start to practically finish when asked, some taunted me even saying Palin was not the nail in Johns coffin right from the start, when I brought that up the moment he announced her, all of these people didnt recall even state’n that when followed up a month after Mr. O was president elect.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
actions with no …
actions with no knowledge on intent, is so easy to misunderstand on ones goal and/or nature of ones being
as for Mr O. 6 years before running he was a man of certain views, then in the democract elections milkd changes took place, and even more drastic sways from his running platform / core when he was running into the primary
most frustration is from, the fact in our tech-age of media, no one i talked with would raise two fingers to shame him
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
*nods2BC*
yet… …
*nods2BC*
yet…what i know, seen, read, and been told vary from place an time when I learn of these things
old wealth sure sticks around being passed down as if it was a evolutionary genetic trait too, ‘keep it in the family’
generilzation of those people as some power to only pay hacks is wrong, as the warlock/witch trials of salom ever were
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
U do know that the …
U do know that the President isn’t the power in this country, right ? Presidents come and go, generational Wealth is 4ever. The “Golden” rule….. He who has the gold, makes the rules. All presidents are bought and paid for long before they run for the post. Obama has already gone back on most of his promises he made to get elected. Iraq is a money maker, no one in their right mind would throw away that kind of cash. How else to do U pay for the hacks that run the countries of the world ?
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
sure seems a big …
sure seems a big task to get things ”transparent” and hold those ‘accountable’, good luck, I’m tied down trying to make any sort of ends to meet as it is, an this sick pit in my stomach over the profit margins that are played with by these people, helps keep down the hunger pains.
perhaps looking into a radical different world monetary system will be a shortcut fix, instead of chasing paper trails. it’d void all the profit accumulated, and level a playing field for all
just a thought
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Where does the …
Where does the future for private military contractors lie?
anywhere they’ll want to?, cuz i doubt anybody who values their life will deny hired guns the place they want to lay
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Blackwater is …
Blackwater is changing its name to “Xe”.
will they keep their bear claw logo?
Halliburton has sold off its KBR division.
all along i was thinking they were separate entities…
President Obama is pledging to crack down on the use of contractors by the military.
he sure pledged alot of change…over 8-12 years he says after being president elect. so wonder if he’d been elected still if he told ppl that was the time frame of all his change would take place in.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
no votes? no …
no votes? no comments?
well thanks Pratap Chatterjee, Janine Wedel and Michael A. Cohen for keeping the issues alive, have not heard anything since a few years ago when families who were hired by these companies had a few complaints that never have been addressed by the politicians or the company themselves (no surprise there, least the families did try to have them answer up)