SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Harvey Allen who wrote (129068)4/13/2004 4:38:53 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hi Harvey Allen; Re: "We are all concerned about the recent incidents in Iraq, and when hostilities intensify we revise and step up our precautions in support of our security efforts," said Wendy Hall, the spokeswoman for Kellogg Brown & Root, which has more than 700 trucks in Kuwait and Iraq."

Here's the rest of the story:

...
The last two weeks have been among the deadliest since the war began — an estimated 700 Iraqis and 70 soldiers of the U.S.-led occupation force, most of them Americans, have been killed since April 1. A spike in kidnappings and disappearances continued Monday as two U.S. soldiers and six more employees of American contractor KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root, were reported missing.

On Monday, KBR announced it was suspending some convoys delivering supplies to Iraq, raising the specter of supply shortages if the situation continues.
...
latimes.com

-- Carl
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News