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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 10:14 AM
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Who is getting RICH in Iraq? Troops? Iraqis?
Where are the billions of $$$ going?

Is there any public accounting?

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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 10:19 AM
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1. billions going to halliburton, bechtel, blackwater etc etc etc....
also chalabi and associates. massive corruption, overcharges, graft, billing for non-existant services....

oversight? none.
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 10:23 AM
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2. record profits for the oil companies
oil industry analysts have said that the high price of oil caused by an unstable Middle East (and now Katrina too) has been the primary cause of record profits in the oil industry ...

while some Americans die and others pay through the nose for oil, certain friends of bush and the republicans are raking in the dough ... nice country, eh?
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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 10:24 AM
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3. halliburton, and the former and future CEO of halliburton, Unkie dick...
Edited on Mon Oct-17-05 10:34 AM by Double T
and there is NO PUBLIC ACCOUNTING 'cause y'all can trust the bush administration to do the RIGHTwing thing.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 10:47 AM
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4. Contractors
and their private mercenaries.

Halliburton, Bechtel, Blackwater....
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