Congressman Defends War Profits

Robert Greenwald found himself under attack recently while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. (right), objected to the documentarian’s claim that it is improper to pay a private contractor four times as much as a U.S. soldier doing the same job: “It’s actually somewhat of an insult, if I go down to Fort Stewart and tell ‘em they’re underpaid, because they’re really not motivated by pay as much as they are by patriotism.” If only Halliburton felt the same way.

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