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To: Bilow who wrote (128960)	4/11/2004 8:02:37 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bremer was on the Sunday morning talk shows this morning to tell us what is going on in Iraq today. It seems that the action in Fallujah and among the Sadr supporters (a tiny group of thugs, says he) is all because these enemies of democracy know that when "sovereignty" is passed to Iraqis, they will no longer be able to fight, they won't have legitimacy, and the great mass of Iraqis will turn against them. Perle gave Chalabi a boost on ABC, said one of our greatest mistakes of the past year was not trusting the Iraqis enough, especially those on the IGC. Said he hasn't heard of anyone who has resigned(?!), and that people like Chalabi have done a great job under the circumstances and have a "constituency" in Iraq. Sure he does, Richard. Perle lives in his lies and his fantasies, he doesn't even bother keeping up with the news when he goes on national television.

To: Bilow who wrote (128960)	4/13/2004 6:25:43 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"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. But John C. McCarthy, the director of projects for T.T.S. Group, a British company whose Kuwaiti affiliate ships cargo into Iraq, said his company would not operate north of Basra, in the relatively secure south. nytimes.com From the same story: We've got to get more senior Iraqis involved — former military types involved in the security forces," General Abizaid said. Rove may have to unleash Bush's new Pit Bull, Saddam.

To: Bilow who wrote (128960)	4/15/2004 2:32:03 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Civilian contractors pay price in Iraq Steven Schooner, a government procurement specialist from George Washington University, said he was dismayed by the failure to officially acknowledge the deaths of contractors. "It's a little bit ugly if our elected politicians have decided that the country's tolerance can be sustained longer by serving up contractors to take bullets," said Schooner. biz.yahoo.com Bob Edwards interviewed an injured Halliburton truck driver who made it back home. His truck was hit and when he jumped out a group of Iraqis attacked him with sticks. One clubbed him in the head and knocked him down. He got up and was lucky enough that another truck in the convoy stopped long enough for him to jump on. His pay was $80,000 per year. They are going to have to call up more National Guard Transport companies. Their trucks are just as vulnerable but they can't refuse to drive. See also Message 20025712 (the privatization is becoming the Achilles heel of the American military),