[B5JMS] And So It Begins...

[b5jms at cs.columbia.edu]

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From: Robert Perkins <rob_perkins at hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 16:30:31 GMT
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On 27 May 2003 23:55:38 GMT, jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5) wrote:

>Funds I pay in taxes are being paid to a Halliburton subsidiary to go in and
>rebuild and control the Iraqi oil industry, which will benefit the Halliburton
>board of directors to the tune of billions of dollars.

I thought Halliburton won a small cleanup contract, nothing more. Am I
mistaken?

>Where, may I ask, do I go to get my money back on that one?

I think you'll see it at the pump, is what they're thinking.

Rob


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 29 May 2003 00:34:57 GMT
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>I thought Halliburton won a small cleanup contract, nothing more. Am I
>mistaken?

Yep.  A Halliburton subsidiary has been given the task of managing and running
Iraq's oil system.  Not only were they given this, they got it in a non-bid
situation, it was just handed over to them, no questions asked (by the
administration, at any rate).

>>Where, may I ask, do I go to get my money back on that one?
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>I think you'll see it at the pump, is what they're thinking.

Yeah?  Doubtful.  See, they're saying they'll control the outflow of oil to
help repay the costs of rebuilding Iraq...so that money is going to be diverted
to that source.

You think prices are gonna come down substantially at the pumps?

Not a chance.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
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