Re: 17,000 deaths a year from the cold

"Ian St. John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> <snip>
> > > > Clue:  Someone is going to profit. be it Hariburton, Bechtel, or
> > another.
> > > > It will be at the expense of the American people regardless.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Not to defend Bush (I never voted for him) but as I understand it
> > Haliburton
> > > was the company that had experience in this sort of thing. Others had
> the
> > > capacity but not the experience.
> > >
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> > Actually, Bechtel has both as well.
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> The point was that the war was bound to benefit these companies in
> particular which is why they lobbied for them. The fact that they then
> become the 'logical parties' to run the oil and rebuilding is not relevant
> to anything. The only point about that is the restriction of the contracts
> to U.S. corporations that can then make profits from their ties to the
> occupation command, kind of a left hand, right hand thing. I.E. no 'arms
> length' negotiations, but merely American military forces taking Iraqi
> assets and selling them to American companies at bargain basement prices,
> along with Iraqi monetary assets being give for the 'reconstruction' to
pay
> for the sales.
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