Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost, on Michael T. Klare's new book, Rising Powers/Shrinking Planet, The New Geopolitics of Oil: "Four centuries ago, as the conquistadors roamed through South America, it was the search for gold that drove the clash of empires. A hundred years later, as the great powers fought over the West Indies, it was the quest for land that could grow sugar cane. Today, the key commodity is oil. No one knows this subject better than Michael Klare, and his book is a trenchant and informative guide to what the fatal thirst for oil means for the tensions and rivalries of our fragile planet."
How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War
By Pratap Chatterjee
From Halliburton's vital mission as the logistical backbone of the U.S. occupation in Iraq—without it there could be no war or occupation—to its role in covering up gang-rape among its personnel in Baghdad, Halliburton's Army is a devastating exposé of corporate malfeasance and political cronyism. In shocking detail it shows how Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) really do business in Iraq, and around the world.
Watch Pratap Chatterjee discuss Halliburton's Army on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman.
