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Spoils of War
"Spoils of War" is a three-part series that takes a detailed look at the corruption and fraud that occurred during the reconstruction of Iraq. Davidson and Schapiro found that a substantial amount of the reconstruction money was lost to corruption, bribes, and Haliburton, among others. They also found that U.S. taxpayer money was used fraudulently.
Tags: Iraqi reconstruction; democracy in Iraq; Baghdad; contracts; contractors; Haliburton