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KileAnderson
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 Posted - 03/26/2003 : 13:07:52
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Jim, that link doesn't go to the article you mentioned. The one it links to only mentions oil once and it says this war isn't about oil.
I tried to find the title "Why We Are In Iraq and Who's Next" but couldn't. It sounds interesting though. |
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JimF
USA
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Posted - 03/26/2003 : 14:25:53
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Kile, I'm sorry you are having problems with the link, but when I click it, it opens to the article by Richard Reeves right in the middle of the first page (in white bordered by blue).
Richard Reeves references an article written by Richard Dreyfuss entitled "The Thirty Year Itch" which deals more specifically with oil driving this war with Iraq. I have enclosed a weblink to that article enclosed below. Let me know what you think!
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/10/ma_273_01.html |
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JimF
USA
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Posted - 03/26/2003 : 14:33:59
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Kile, here's another article which is worth reading, which goes to the same point as the Reeves and Dreyfuss commentary.
Entitled "Vice President's Old Firm Gets Iraqi Oil Well Contract", this article describes the lucractive deal which Dick Cheney's former employer, Halliburton, has already received since the war began to put out the oil well fires. The article appears in the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald
Didn't take Cheney long to reward his friends did it? Keep your eyes open, I'm sure there is more to come!
The weblink to the Sydney Morning Herald website and article is enclosed as follows:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/26/1048354622914.html |
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JimF
USA
1014 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2003 : 14:46:56
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And Kile, here's even another article, this time from the Asia Times entitled "The Lucrative Business Of Rebuilding Iraq" which reinforces that this war is all about oil.
Here's an excerpt from the article:
"The Arab Middle East, where mushrooming of conspiracy theories is a frequent phenomenon, is convinced about one more such theory. It states that the US invasion of Iraq is really about controlling the vast oil reserves of that country, about using its ensuing occupation of Iraq to redraw the strategic map of the entire region for only its own dominance, and to use its dominance of the region to extract the acceptance of Israeli dominance by all Arab states. But when one examines various "plans" that are bandied about to rebuild Iraq in Washington these days, it is, indeed, difficult to dismiss the recent theory as merely a figment of someone's fertile imagination."
The article in it's entirety can be read at the weblink enclosed below:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC26Ak05.html
And while CADO readers may not read or want to read articles of this nature, I would remind everyone, that these are typical of well respected newspapers and
business magazines from around the world, and among the news sources that shape how other cultures and countries feel about America.
Let me know what you think Kile.
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KileAnderson
USA
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Posted - 03/26/2003 : 14:59:32
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Yes, Jim, Haliburton got the contract to fight the fires, but do you know how many oil well blowout control companies exist? My dad has been in the oil business for 30 years and he works for the international subsidiary of Haliburton. The only ones that I know of are Boots and Coots, Wild Well Control and Red Adair. KBR is subcontracting the job to 2 of the 3 companies that do this kind of work. Red Adair got a big chunk of the pie in the first Gulf War. Maybe this is just a way of spreading it out, kind of like a carrier who has 3 vendors. You have to keep them all in business.
Oh, and if I remember correctly, the other two companies were formed by former Red Adair Employees. It sounds alot like our business, doesn't it? After all, we're called in when something blows up and we're expected to stomp out all the fires. |
Edited by - KileAnderson on 03/26/2003 15:06:00 |
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JimF
USA
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Posted - 03/26/2003 : 15:26:33
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| Kile, I think most people will read the article in amazement at the flagrant connection between Halliburton and Cheney and see nothing more than overt ethically questionable cronyism. |
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KileAnderson
USA
875 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2003 : 15:41:57
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| Yes, Jim, like most public opinion, it is based on appearances not reality. |
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JimF
USA
1014 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2003 : 15:43:26
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| Perception becomes reality in politics and public opinion. |
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roy
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Posted - 03/26/2003 : 18:48:38
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| Hey Kile,I'm not sure if they're still around,but did you ever hear of Cudd Oilwell Firefighters? I think they were based in Midland,Tx. Oh!!! I'll bet they were co-owned by our current President & only got business due to CRONYISM. Whadayathink??? I'll bet Jim knows. |
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JimF
USA
1014 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2003 : 19:00:39
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Cudd Well Control is based in Houston, Texas and their website is located as follows for those interested in learning more about oil well fire control.
http://www.cudd.com/
They can also be reached as follows:
15015 Vickery Drive
Houston, Texas USA 77032
Tele: 832.295.5555 - Toll Free 800.990.CUDD
Fax: 832.295.4555
Email: cpcinfo@cudd.com
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TomToll
USA
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Posted - 03/27/2003 : 09:06:46
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JimF
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Posted - 03/27/2003 : 11:03:40
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JimF
USA
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Posted - 03/28/2003 : 22:25:53
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The 'BUSH conflict of interest' plot thickens, and this time from Business Week a conservative US business magazine.
What's next? Stay tuned........
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_14/b3827621.htm
Can you only imagine what would have happened if something like this had happened on Clinton's watch? |
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JimF
USA
1014 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2003 : 22:39:40
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For those who say that fish out of water don't smell, here's yet another article from just one more American conservative business magazine suggesting the high stakes bucks ahead for the Bush Administration 'friendlies' and this time from Fortune Magazine.
Follow the weblink as follows:
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/washington/0,15704,437274,00.html |
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KileAnderson
USA
875 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2003 : 23:00:50
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Um, so?
You don't expect a president who has an MBA from harvard to know some business leaders?
I don't see the problem. Maybe if France and Germany had been involved in the liberation of Iraq instead of a roadblock they too could be involved in the rebuilding. But they weren't and they did everything they could to keep Sadaam in power so it's their loss.
Are all companies that have connections to the administration supposed to step aside? That would leave nobody. |
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