"IN EVERY CITY AND EVERY COUNTRY"

Arundhati Roy's January 16 speech to the opening plenary of the World Social Forum in Mumbai has been adapted to an article for The Nation magazine entitled, “The New American Century.” (From the February 9, 2004 issue. Please read entire speech here.) An excerpt of the end of the article is below: We have to become the global resistance to the occupation. Our resistance has to begin with a refusal to accept the legitimacy of the US occupation of Iraq. It means acting to make it materially impossible for Empire to achieve its aims. It means soldiers should refuse to fight, reservists should refuse to serve, workers should refuse to load ships and aircraft with weapons. It certainly means that in countries like India and Pakistan we must block the US government's plans to have Indian and Pakistani soldiers sent to Iraq to clean up after them. I suggest we choose by some means two of the major corporations that are profiting from the destruction of Iraq. We could then list every project they are involved in. We could locate their offices in every city and every country across the world. We could go after them. We could shut them down. It's a question of bringing our collective wisdom and experience of past struggles to bear on a single target. It's a question of the desire to win. The Project for the New American Century seeks to perpetuate inequity and establish American hegemony at any price, even if it's apocalyptic. The World Social Forum demands justice and survival. For these reasons, we must consider ourselves at war. With regard to Roy’s comment of listing the profiteers from the destruction of Iraq, below find a list of 10 companies specializing in such practices, as well as information on where you can find them. Boeing Aside from 747s, Boeing makes "smart" bombs, F-15 fighters, and Apache helicopters. Boeing has paid tens of millions in fines for selling flawed parts that led to thousands of unnecessary landings and at least one fatal crash and has been plagued by scandals connected to the company’s influence-peddling. CEO: Harry C. Stonecipher Military contracts 2004: $17.1 billion Major campaign contributions in 2004: $312,595 (defense related) Lockheed Martin The world's #1 military contractor, responsible for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes, F-16, F/A-22 fighter jet, and Javelin missiles. They've also made millions through insider trading, falsifying accounts, and bribing officials. CEO: Vance D. Coffman Military contracts 2004: $20.7 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $1.78 million (defense related) Northrop Grumman Makers of the B-2 stealth bomber. They're dogged by scandals-from bribing Saudi princes to botching the training of the Iraqi National Army to the tune of $48 million. CEO: Ronald Sugar Military contracts 2004: $11.9 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $1.68 million (defense related) General Dynamics General Dynamics makes traditional F-16 jets, Abrams tanks, and Trident subs. With contracts in the billions. CEO: Nicholas D. Chabraja Military contracts 2004: $9.6 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $1.42 million (defense related) Raytheon Raytheon means "light from the gods." Makers of "Bunker Buster" bombs, Tomahawk and Patriot missiles. CEO: William H. Swanson Military contracts 2004: $8.5 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $954,150 (defense related) United Technologies United Technologies may be a Fortune 500 company, but it’s not a household name – and most people don’t realize that the maker of Otis elevators and Carrier air conditioners and heaters is a major military contractor. The Hartford, Connecticut-based company makes military helicopters, engines and missile systems. Its subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand creates flight systems for both commercial and military aircrafts, while UT subsidiary Pratt & Whitney designs and manufactures engines, gas turbines and space propulsion system for military aircrafts. In 2003, United Technologies also acquired the British electronic security company Chubb Ltd. CEO: George David Military contracts 2004: $5.1 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $788,011 (defense related) Halliburton This company truly has a guardian angel: former Halliburton CEO and now Vice President Dick Cheney who looks out for its interests from the White House. The result? $8 billion in contracts “rebuilding” Iraq in 2004. CEO: David J. Lesar Military contracts 2004: $8 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $217,199 (Oil & gas related) General Electric Run until 2001by “Neutron” Jack Welch, who made it a matter of principle to lay off 10% of his workers per year, the world’s biggest company churns out plastics, aircraft engines and nuclear reactors and media spin through NBC, CNBC, Telemundo, and msnbc.com. CEO: Jeffrey R. Immelt Military contracts 2003: $2.8 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $221,200 (defense related) Science Applications International Corporation SAIC, awarded control of the Iraqi Media Network, was not able to spin US propaganda in Iraq and ended up being forced to withdraw. But their financial prospects remain solid as supplier of surveillance technology to US spy agencies. CEO: K.C. Dahlberg Military contracts 2004: $2.5 billion Campaign contributions in 2004: $781,410 (defense related) CSC/ Dyncorp The world's premier rent-a-cop business runs the security show in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the US-Mexico border. They also run the coca crop-dusting business in Colombia, and occasional sex trafficking sorties in Bosnia. CEO: Paul V. Lombardi Military contracts 2004: $2.4 billion FACTS & FIGURES: • Amount allocated for Iraq's police and military: $3.2 billion (Congressional appropriation) • Amount spent on Iraq's police and military: $194 million (Congressional appropriation) • Amount paid to Vinnell for training Iraqi army: $48 million • Amount paid by Vinnell to Iraqi recruits: $70 per month • Salary of U.S. soldier: $1,100 to $2,500 per month • Salary of British commando: $3,500 per month • Salary of Iraqi soldier: $70 per month • Salary of British ex-commando working for a private military company: up to $20,000 per month • Salary of Nepali ex-commando working for a private military company: $1,500 per month • Salary of South African ex-commando working for a private military company: $1,000 per month • Cost of top of the line service (four armed foreign guards and two armored vehicles): $10,000 per day • Number of weapons ordered for Iraqi police by June 2004: 253,000 • Number of weapons delivered to Iraqi police by June 2004: 141,000 • Number of vehicles ordered for Iraqi police by June 2004: 25,000 • Number of vehicles delivered to Iraqi police by June 2004: 8,500 • Number of body armor suits ordered for Iraqi police by June 2004: 174,000 • Number of body armor suits delivered to Iraqi police by June 2004: 40,000 • Number of radios ordered for Iraqi police by June 2004: 57,000 • Number of radios delivered to Iraqi police by June 2004: 2,500 • Fee charged by Aegis Defence Services for overseeing private military contractors in Iraq: $293 million • Years of experience of Aegis Defence Services in Iraq: 0 • Years of experience of Aegis Defence Services overseeing private military contractors elsewhere: 0 • Number of financial statements published by Aegis Defence Services: 0 ADDRESS THE PROBLEM: Halliburton Energy Services 6900 Arctic Blvd Anchorage, AK Baroid (Halliburton) 6900 Arctic Blvd Anchorage, AK Sperry-Sun (Halliburton) 5631 Silverado Way #G Anchorage, AK Dyncorp 8711 Beachwood Dr Anchorage, AK Halliburton Energy Services 1429 Minnie St. Fairbanks, AK Kellogg Bown & Root/Optimum Group 10 Inverness Ceneter Pkwy Ste 120 Birmingham, AL Dyncorp 301 Randolph Ave Se Huntsville, AL Brown & Root Services 12832 Stemley Road, Aldot Division 4 Lincoln, AL Kellogg Bown & Root/Ciba Geigy Rd & Hwy 43 North McIntosh, AL Kellogg Bown & Root 2970 Cottage Hill Road Mobile, AL Computer Sciences Corporation 201 Technacenter Dr Montgomery, AL Baroid (Halliburton) 7778 Dauphine Island Pkwy Theodore, AL Bechtel 5651 West Talavi Blvd. Glendale, AZ Bechtel Corp 1880 E Morten Ave Phoenix, AZ Bechtel Corp 4041 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ Dyncorp Aerospace Technology 2730 E. 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