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To: michael97123 who wrote (1612)	4/5/2006 1:10:09 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

You should try watching or reading the news and stay away from the rightwing smear, propaganda and cover-up sites. The Halliburton deal the day after Katrina was very public and reported on all networks. Of course Hannity and Limbaugh wouldn't report something like that. Too busy complaining about black victims in New Orleans who were too poor to evacuate. And also to blame Bush's hugely inept lack of response on Mayor Nagin or any democrat. Did you also know that Bush and Deley cut New Orleans levee rebuilding funds by a huge amount in 2003 to send the money and resources to Iraq? What else have we lost in Iraq? Some experts say that it could cost as much as 2 trillion dollars. Enough to straighten out Social Security for 75 years. Of course Halliburton is doing great. Stock has quadrupled since Cheney came into power. And Bush's pals at Exxon are now the biggest profiteers in the history of the world and give nothing back.

To: michael97123 who wrote (1612)	4/5/2006 1:15:18 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14758

Here's a link, Michael: \Halliburton gets Katrina contract, hires former FEMA director 1 Sept. 2005 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (HalliburtonWatch.org) -- The US Navy asked Halliburton to repair naval facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, the Houston Chronicle reported today. The work was assigned to Halliburton's KBR subsidiary under the Navy's $500 million CONCAP contract awarded to KBR in 2001 and renewed in 2004. The repairs will take place in Louisiana and Mississippi. KBR has not been asked to repair the levees destroyed in New Orleans which became the primary cause of most of the damage. Since 1989, governments worldwide have awarded $3 billion in contracts to KBR's Government and Infrastructure Division to clean up damage caused by natural and man-made disasters. Earlier this year, the Navy awarded $350 million in contracts to KBR and three other companies to repair naval facilities in northwest Florida damaged by Hurricane Ivan, which struck in September 2004. The ongoing repair work involves aircraft support facilities, medium industrial buildings, marine construction, mechanical and electrical improvements, civil construction, and family housing renovation. In March, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is tasked with responding to hurricane disasters, became a lobbyist for KBR. Joe Allbaugh was director of FEMA during the first two years of the Bush administration. Today, FEMA is widely criticized for its slow response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Allbaugh managed Bush's campaign for Texas governor in 1994, served as Gov. Bush's chief of staff and was the national campaign manager for the Bush campaign in 2000. Along with Karen Hughes and Karl Rove, Allbaugh was one of Bush's closest advisers. halliburtonwatch.org