From the NYTimes:
America’s war in Iraq has been good for business in Iraq — but not necessarily for American business. American companies are not seeing much lasting benefit from their country’s investment in Iraq. (emphasis mine)
Investment? Or invasion?
Are they saying the war wasn’t a good business strategy?
Posts Tagged ‘Corporations’
Neocolonialist Quote of the Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Corporations, Iraq on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Corporate Personhood
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Corporations, Economic Crisis on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The New York Times published an editorial on Tuesday on a case currently before the United States Supreme Court that, on its face is,
a fairly narrow campaign finance case, involving whether Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, had the right to air a slashing movie about Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic primary season.
In addition to posing [...]
Blackwater and the Black Market
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Black Markets, Corporations, Crime on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From The Nation:
A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements filed on August 3 in federal court in Virginia.
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In their testimony, both men also allege that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq. One of the [...]