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To: aladin who wrote (113179)	8/28/2003 3:46:33 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

I know of no company capable of doing the work Schlumberger ? BTW, I dont care about Halliburton getting contracts - Cheney is not part of the company. Reminds me of the time when Dave Packard was Defense Secretary, and all his HP stock was in a blind trust, and he was no longer on the board of HP.

To: aladin who wrote (113179)	8/28/2003 3:51:42 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

John, You misunderstand the issues on Halliburton. First, there is the connection with Cheney which should mean that all this, at best, should have been done out in the open, well publicized, well argued for the necessity, etc. Without that, it looks more than suspicious, Cheney rewarding his buddies, who, no doubt, contributed generously to the Bush campaign. Second, some of the contracts appear to be cost-plus which means they will make a great deal of money off already beleagured tax payers (I don't need to recite my views on rewarding the rich with the recent tax cuts). Third, the contracts were not advertised for bidding and certainly not made available to companies housed in other countries. Want more?

To: aladin who wrote (113179)	8/28/2003 4:12:24 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

US is accused of hoarding contracts to rebuild boston.com <font color=brown>European officials complain that European contractors such as ABB Ltd. and Siemens AG were not invited to join the bidding. </font>

To: aladin who wrote (113179)	8/28/2003 5:04:56 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 281500

<<There are a lot of accusation and insinuations associated with companies being granted contracts in Iraq. Especially oil companies. Please list the companies that are alternatives for the let contracts.>> As I recall the Executive Branch keeps and updates a list of large specialized companies who have submitted what they can do and their bona fides. When a job needs done in a hurry they call on these companies. Saves 6 months of bids, counter bids ... plus weeds out the companies that can't do the job. Oil well fires? Red Adair was packing his bags before the last bomb fell during Desert Storm. Got the fires out in about 1/4 the time that was estimated.

To: aladin who wrote (113179)	8/28/2003 5:10:09 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<Please list the companies that are alternatives for the let contracts.> After the 1991 war, the Iraqis got oil production up and running again, all by themselves, with virtually no foreign (and zero American) help. What's happened here, is that the Iraqis who we critically need to be on the job, to make our occupation a success, they all refuse to cooperate with us. The Iraqi people who got the oil flowing again in 1991, they could have already done so by now, except they refuse to collaborate with a colonial army of conquest. Same thing with the Iraqi army, the Iraqi police. We may not even get the support of Saddam's secret police, although we are doing our best to re-hire those torturers and sadists, to work for Operation Iraqi Freedom.