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In the
background of
the war in Iraq
is an invisible
army. It is an
army that
numbers more
than 30,000, yet
few Americans
have ever seen
or heard them.
They are low
wage workers
imported from
South and
Southeast Asia
to cook food,
wash laundry,
and deliver
fuel. They are
what the
military calls
“third country
nationals,” and
they are almost
all employed
through
Halliburton.
“Someone Else’s
War” is the
first
documentary to
examine the new
underclass of
American
warfare. Told
through the eyes
of three
Filipino workers
and their
families, the
film provides an
intimate look
into the forces
of poverty and
desperation that
persuade workers
to risk their
lives for the
chance at a
better life in
Iraq. Using
interviews,
military archive
and footage
smuggled out of
the country by
Halliburton
employees, the
film takes
viewers into a
world that few
outside of Iraq
have seen.
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