(If you trust Pravda as a source)...
http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/98/387/9783_wmd.html
"The assistant director of the UNESCO, who was attending a high level
meeting on Iraq , held in Paris, revealed that , long before the start
of the war, the UNESCO did provide the USA administration with
specific maps, important details and all the necessary information
regarding all the museums, archaeological sites, places of historical
importance in Iraq."
But the Ministry of Oil is well protected!!!
But, no, this is not about oil, never about oil...
Damn, whaddya know. Bechtel has some experience in petroleum refining
- how convenient.
-Ozzy
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "tschibasch"
<tschibasch_at_y...> wrote:
> It was also announced this morning that Bechtel won a major contract
> in Iraq. Thank goodness! I was beginning to lose sleep over the
worry
> that they might not get it...
>
> On a more serious note, why didn't anyone care enough to protect the
> National Museum? Those ancient treasures were easy pickings for the
> looters.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "dne44" <dne_at_d...>
wrote:
> > that we weren't in this for oil or to line the pockets of American
> > corporations.
> >
> > The government awards Halliburton a $600 million dollar contract
> > for "emergency" oil services in Iraq. Unbid. And gee, the name
> > Halliburton sounds vaguely familiar... And there are a number of
> > other such deals being done.
> >
> > And where does the money come from...that's right, us! So even if
> > other companies or countries could have done it cheaper, we'll
never
> > know how much we could have saved. Thank God this administration
is
> > so serious about reducing government spending!
> >
> > And for even more reasons to find this deeply offensive:
> > http://slate.msn.com/id/2081640/
Received on 2003-04-18 11:46:46