Fortunes of War
Halliburton, | 25.09.2002 23:19
FORTUNEs of WAR DEPT.
Must be nice to be able to go from Secretary of Defense under Bush Sr. to chief executive of Halliburton, the Texas-based oil services company, to Vice-President under Bush Jr. Nice and profitable that is. My oh my what conflicts of interest our leaders have. It's a wonder the present administration can remain impartial and objective when it comes to decisions that directly or indirectly affect their corporate friends. Maybe a restriction on certain executive office positions should be that no one with a net worth over $1 million is eligible. Or better yet, any one who wants to be President must take a vow of poverty. Same for the V.P. and the Cabinet. Sounds good to me.
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"Messrs Bush, Cheney and friends have either sold their stock holdings or put them in a blind trust, meaning personal gain is off the agenda. But gain for their friends and family may well be a by-product of the looming war against Iraq."
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It's coming up to Ramadan, not Easter, which is the Muslim Holy Month, spent in prayer and fasting and that's America's cue to begin another bombing raid on Iraq.
Halliburton,
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