The hands of time never cease, and while the news coming from Iraq suggests the days of America's war and occupation are coming to an end, the new era of the corporate occupation are just beginning. This is true for both Americans and Iraqis, and all the people caught between the two. Pratap Chatterjee is an investigative journalist, and managing editor of CorpWatch, an organization dedicated to: "...exposing corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption around the world." He's the author the books, 'Iraq: Inc..: A Profitable Occupation,' "The Earth Brokers,' and the reecently released, 'Halliburton's Army: How a Well Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War.' Pratap Chatterjee in the first half.

And; the greed that has taken over on Vancouver Island is not limited to corporations; private equity firms too are cashing in, and like their corporate cousins, there seems no sating the beast's hunger for profit at the expense of the forest. In February, Richard Boyce, noted island film maker, naturalist, and author of the website, Island Lens reported Island Timberland helicopters were logging an island in the middle of the Englishman River. The area is part of a vital watershed that continues to be degraded to serve the interested of Island Timberlands equity partners, Brookfield Asset Managment Inc. Richard Boyce and voices coming out of the wilderness in the second half. 

And; Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to keep the spotlight focussed on Victoria's continuing shelter crisis and the latest efforts of the City of Victoria to dither, deny, and delay dealing with the issues at hand and the extreme hardship endured by our fellow citizens. But first, Pratap Chatterjee on inheriting Iraq, and how Obama will deal with Halliburton's Army?