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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5299)	8/31/2004 2:33:03 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

Bath was Bin Lauden's money man for Bush. Bath WAS Bin Lauden in Texas. And Bath and Bush also were both grounded in the air Guard, probably for drug and/or alcohol. Coincidence?

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5299)	8/31/2004 2:36:16 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Bush-Cheney gave Halliburton 18 BILLION in contracts. Wow. Didn't know it was thyat much. So I guess the war is partly for Halliburton's sake, huh? NEW YORK (Reuters) - Political activists in pig snouts protested over Halliburton's controversial contracts in Iraq (news - web sites) on Tuesday, the start of a day of "direct action" against delegates attending the Republican convention in New York. The protesters called the company "Hallibacon" and threw fake money up in the air outside a major Manhattan hotel targeted Halliburton's breakfast for Texas Republican Party delegates. Activists from the A31 Action Coalition have vowed an all-day series of nonviolent acts of civil disobedience including sit-ins and street theater to confront corporations and Republicans over the U.S.-led war in Iraq and other policies. Critics say Texas-based Halliburton has been favored in winning up to $18 billion in Iraq contracts because of its former ties to Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites), who ran the company from 1995-2000 when he joined the race for the White House. Halliburton strongly denies the charge. Its workers in Iraq do everything from delivering mail to U.S. troops to getting oil fields working again. "They are piggish. They don't care about human lives," said protester Jodie Evans. "They are willing to risk the lives of our American soldiers and are willing to kill Iraqi soldiers just to get their money. ... They are raping a country." One protester had a sign that said, "Halliburton thanks the GOP." There were no arrests at the anti-Halliburton protest.