Dispatches: Iraq’s Missing Billions

Dr. Ali Fadhil, a 29 year old Iraqi doctor, investigates for this 2006 BBC Channel 4 documentary, Dispatches: Iraq’s Missing Billions (48:12 min). What has happened to billions of dollars worth of Iraqi money which was put into the care of the U.S. led coalition to be spent for the benefit of Iraqi people on the reconstruction of their country. Dr. Fadhil uncovers a shocking story of fraud, incompetence and corruption, unscrupulous foreign contractors who made millions from dodgy contracts, and billions of dollars which cannot be accounted for.

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3 Comments

  1. #1 Redroom Studios
    on Jun 11th, 2008 at 8:35 am

    sickening! very hard to watch. makes me so angry! the biggest crime in history… and it continues.

    I would again mention the similarly themed documentary “No End in Sight”

  2. #2 shapeshift
    on Jun 11th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    Yes, No End in Sight is very good… so is Iraq for Sale.

  3. #3 shapeshift.net » Blog Archive » Shock Waves
    on Jul 10th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

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