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Re: Robbery, Reconstruction or Quagmire?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:47:55 GMT
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I find myself largely in agreement with Scott. But there is this:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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- Halliburton are abandoning $85,000 trucks because they don’t carry spare tyres.
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Actually, they leave them because when the truck gets a flat in an insecure
zone, they would rather torch the truck and leave it a flaming wreck than have
their personnel captured and beheaded on TV. They’re making the right decision.
Chris
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| (...) I expect you are correct. I was trying to highlight the chaos in Iraq to show how little Iraqis are benefiting from the billions of $$$ which are being transferred to Bush’s corporate buddies in their name. Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) John, do you really believe this codswallop? This (URL) article> argues that security costs are eating up 25% of reconstruction contracts and that insurance brokers selling sudden-death policies to contractors in Iraq have doubled their (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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