The war in Afghanistan made these people very rich This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp: https://BetterHelp.com/JohnnyHarris War is big business in the U.S. Here are some of the people who got crazy rich off the war in Afghanistan. Complete source list: Brown University’s Costs of War “Profit of War” research - https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2021/Profits%20of%20War_Hartung_Costs%20of%20War_Sept%2013%2C%202021.pdf 2021 Department of state budget - https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/R46367.pdf Lockheed Martin 2000 proxy statement - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000095013300001044/0000950133-00-001044-d2.pdf Lockheed Martin 2006 proxy statement - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000936468/000095013306001165/w15740pre14a.htm#135 Lockheed Martin 2007 proxy statement - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000936468/000119312507057075/ddef14a.htm#toc79040_50 Lockheed Martin 2008 proxy statement - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000936468/000119312508043460/dpre14a.htm#toc41634_54 Congressional hearing “ Contracting to feed the U.S. troops in Afghanistan: How did the Defense Department end up in a multi-billion dollar billing dispute?” - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg81829/html/CHRG-113hhrg81829.htm Court document U.S. vs Supreme Food - https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edpa/legacy/2014/12/08/supreme_information.pdf Supreme Foodservice pays $389 Million in fines - https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-major-fraud-provision-supplies-us-troops-afghanistan Blackwater USA congressional hearing - https://web.archive.org/web/20110818015432/https://house.resource.org/110/org.c-span.201290-1.1.pdf Rolling Stones War Dogs article - https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-stoner-arms-dealers-how-two-american-kids-became-big-time-weapons-traders-176604/ New York Times AEY article - https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/asia/27ammo.html Diveroli vs. US court document - https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1715373.html BBC 9-11 millionaires article - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32008567 Sludge reporting “Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks” - https://readsludge.com/2021/08/23/lawmakers-benefit-from-booming-defense-stocks/ United States senate financial disclosures portal - https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/ Honeywell stock chart - https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/HON/interactive-chart - ways to support - My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Our custom Presets & LUTs: null - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: null - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling - about - Johnny Harris is a filmmaker and journalist. He currently is based in Washington, DC, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny's visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU Finding Founders: https://findingfounders.co/episodes/johnny-harris-2esj3-c3pet-2pg4c-xbtwa-5gaaa NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745