War & Disaster Profiteering

Corporations carry out some of the most horrific human rights abuses of modern times, but it is increasingly difficult to hold them to account. Economic globalization and the rise of transnational corporate power have created a favorable climate for corporate human rights abusers, which are governed principally by the codes of supply and demand and show genuine loyalty only to their stockholders. Read More

Advocates say Rendon helps fight propaganda from Islamic fundamentalists. Critics say the Pentagon's use of media firms such as Rendon blurs the line between public relations and propaganda. Read More

The Pentagon expects to increasingly rely on contractors to advise Iraqi officials and train Iraqi security forces as U.S. troops are drawn down. Read More

On Capitol Hill inquiries have been launched into everything from the Pentagon's use of prewar intelligence to bolster the case for the war to the Defense Department's reliance on public relations firms to shape the images and messages of war. Read More

As the handover deadline approached, the US officials on the board had gone on a spending spree, directing billions from the Development Fund for Iraq to projects that were in many cases poorly planned or had already received substantial US taxpayer funding commitments. Read More

"Is it putting the cash to the best use for the people of Iraq? Or is it still rewarding US companies with lucrative contracts?" Read More

Austrade is refusing to release the identity of all Australian companies with reconstruction work, claiming many want details kept secret for security reasons. But last year, the Federal Government was more willing to reveal the identities of the companies. Read More

British Contractors Appear To Shoot at Iraqi Civilians Read More

Recent criminal charges for ripping off Iraq reconstruction funds have led to fresh tips from potential whistleblowers. Read More

A South African employed by a private security company in Iraq has allegedly been involved in the random shooting of civilians in the war-ravaged country. Read More