War, Inc.

William D. Hartung, Michelle Ciarrocca and Frida Berrigan

October 3, 2002 | This article appeared in the October 21, 2002 edition of The Nation.

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Expanding the US global military presence is costly to taxpayers but
highly profitable for private military contractors.

About the Author

Frida Berrigan

Frida Berrigan is a Senior Program Associate at the New America Foundation's Arms and Security Initiative (ASI). She is...

Michelle Ciarrocca

Michelle Ciarrocca is the senior research associate of the arms-trade project at the New School University's World...

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation and a member of...

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