Crony Capitalism '03

October 30, 2003 11:14 AM

Donate to Bush, Get a War "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. " No blood for oil campaign donations, indeed.
posted by owillis (6 comments total)

[cough]
posted by bshort at 11:26 AM on October 30, 2003

But that is a quality link. And it's nice to have you drop in Oliver... Don't make yourself a stranger here, hear?
posted by y2karl at 11:36 AM on October 30, 2003

Dude, where's my link?

(Sorry, just had to participate in the standard MeFi double link pile on)
posted by McBain at 11:37 AM on October 30, 2003

What y2karl said.
posted by bshort at 11:44 AM on October 30, 2003

Great. I don't post in like months, and when I do...
posted by owillis at 11:46 AM on October 30, 2003

Top ten contractors & contract amounts:
1 Kellogg, Brown & Root (Halliburton) $2.33B
2 Bechtel 1.03
3 International American Products 0.53
4 Perini Corporation 0.53
5 Fluor 0.50
5 Washington Group International 0.50
5 Contrack International, Inc. 0.50
8 Research Triangle Institute 0.47
9 Louis Berger Group 0.30
10 Creative Associates International 0.22

From the Washington Post article I was reading just moments ago.
posted by Dean King at 11:49 AM on October 30, 2003