Thursday, January 01, 2009

The World Uncovered: Daylight Robbery

'Daylight Robbery' is one of the six documentaries voted as the best documentaries of 2008 by BBC viewers.

Synopsis from BBC:

Jane Corbin investigates the whistleblower cases which threaten to reveal the scandals behind billions of dollars worth of waste and corruption during the past five years of war in the Middle East.

When the US and its allies went to war, they gave corporate America contracts for caterers, security guards and interrogators. Now, as the alleged corruption involved in these contracts comes to the surface, Jane Corbin speaks to those involved and asks what happened to the missing $23 billion?

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Broadcast Times:

BBC (Channel 512)

Jan 3, 09

15:10
23:10

Jan 4, 09

04:10
09:10
15:10
23:10

X X X

The other 5 documentaries are:

  1. Around The World In 80 Treasures — Jordan To Ethiopia (January 3; January 4; January 5)
  2. Child Slavery (January 3; January 4)
  3. Chinese School (December 27; December 28)
  4. The World Uncovered: Korea: Out Of The North (December 27; December 28)
  5. China Reporting China — School on the Cliff (December 27; December 28)

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