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Kleptocracy, Cronyism and War Profiteers – Part Eight

In the final segment of “Kleptocracy, Cronyism and War Profiteers: Too Many Hands in the Cookie Jar”, we tie up the loose ends by looking at T.S. Ellis, the federal judge who vacated the Custer Battles $10 million penalty, investigate why the U.S. government isn’t pursuing contractor fraud in Iraq while whistleblowers are, and finally wrap up the kleptocracy, cronyism and war profiteering in our political system.

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Kleptocracy, Cronyism and War Profiteers – Part Seven

In Part Seven of “Kleptocracy, Cronyism and War Profiteers: Too Many Hands in the Cookie Jar”, war profiteer Custer Battles legal battle and vacated guilty ruling make for some interesting reading, we review Blackwater USA’s wrongful death lawsuits by grieving families, their heavy handed tactics in New Orleans post-Katrina disaster, and finally their current advertising of “we’re for hire by any government with a small uprising!”.

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