FYI: List of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

Ficus

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Wed Nov-05-03 02:54 PM
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FYI: List of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

I apologize if this is a dupe...

I saw on the News Hour last night that Center for Public Integrity has compiled a list for the public to see who has gotten these contracts for Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunatley the government does not list them, and they had to actually go over and ask, "So who does the water?" and so on.

In addition to the contract they have, you can find a bio of the company and what they normally are up to.

the entire listing is here:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/wow/bio.aspx?act=pro

the article: http://www.publicintegrity.org/wow/
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US Contractors Reap the Windfalls of Post-war Reconstruction
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2003 — More than 70 American companies and individuals have won up to $8 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two years, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity. Those companies donated more money to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush—a little over $500,000—than to any other politician over the last dozen years, the Center found.

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