I certainly agree it's definitely not fair at all to both the Brits and the
Iranians.  But I've never really thought the Bush Administration as being
totally fair, either.

Kat


On Tuesday 30 September 2003 08:41 pm, you wrote:
> Be nice if some of the reconstruction work was given to UK firms, see:-
>
> <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-681998,00.html>
>
> and remember - this money is not coming from US taxpayers - its being
> robbed from the Iranian Peoples own oil revenues.
>
> Doesn't this leave a rather horrid taste in the mouth?
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
> On Tuesday 30 Sep 2003 10:37 pm, you wrote:
> > i guess they could have given it to the french
> > compettion.
> >
> > --- "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >         If you check closely, Brown and Root has the
> > > road construction
> > > contract. They are a Texas company who got rich
> > > building runways in Viet Nam. LBJ
> > > was on their  board.
> > >
> > > > Yeah, I do know, as my boss reviews most of the
> > >
> > > contracts in our county.
> > >
> > > > Still...sometimes the wheels do get greased...
> > > >
> > > > By the same token, if Cheney no longer has any
> > >
> > > viable interest in
> > >
> > > > Halliburton then it certainly would not have been
> > >
> > > to his advantage to push
> > >
> > > > for the contract.
> > > >
> > > > Bottom line:  Do you trust any of them?
> >
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