not only that, but actually make some of the
reconstruction work public. you'd never know that over
300 schools were getting ready to open if you only
listened to the major 3 networks and cnn here, and the
bbc there.
   these schools were not damaged in the war, but,
from years of neglect.

--- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> 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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