Re: Slightly off-topic: www.georgewbush.com

[Mike <calib0rx () gmail com>]

I agree.  Go away. 


On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:56:58 -0500, KF_lists <kf_lists () secnetops com> wrote:
> And to sum this all up... its fine for you all to STFU and take this
> thread to your private mail spools.
>
> Unless you are telling us about how Halliburton uses QPOP exploits to
> root the UN... NO ONE CARES!@@#
>
> Until Dick Cheney can type cc -o shutthefuckup shutthefuckup.c;
> ./shutthefuckup    I would suggest that you do the same.
>
> NOW go away!
>
> -KF
>
>
>
> Dean Brooks wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 10:23:08AM -0500, Barry Fitzgerald wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Meanwhile, Cheney was busy developing Halliburton's business in other
> > > parts of the world. "It is a false dichotomy that we have to choose
> > > between our commercial and other interests," he told the [public policy
> > > research foundation] Cato Institute in 1998, speaking out against
> > > economic sanctions levied by the Clinton administration against
> > > countries suspected of terrorist activity. "Our government has become
> > > sanctions-happy," he continued.
> > >
> > > In particular, Cheney objected to sanctions against Libya and Iran, two
> > > countries with which Halliburton was already doing business regardless.
> > > Even more disconcerting, though, was the work the company did in Iraq.
> > > Between his stints as secretary of defence and vice-president, Cheney
> > > was in charge of Halliburton when it was circumventing strict UN
> > > sanctions, helping to rebuild Iraq and enriching Saddam Hussein.
> >
> >
> > Cheney was CEO of Halliburton in the private sector prior to his
> > vice-presidency.  He had previously left government work to be in the
> > private sector, when Bush asked him if he would be his running mate
> > due to his experience in government.
> >
> > He decided to do so, gave up his post as CEO and does not play any
> > executive or board role in the company.  He has stock options in
> > the company, but no differently than any other person who leaves
> > a high ranking role, or who privately owns stock in a public company.
> > He even pledged to give after-tax proceeds from the stock options
> > to charity.
> >
> > There seems to be this great conspiracy theory about Cheney, but people
> > who adhere to that theory rarely seem to check the facts and realize
> > that Cheney was NOT in a government role when Bush asked him to be
> > his running mate.  He closed his ties to the company at the time he
> > returned to office.
> >
> > The Oil for Food program, however, was truly a scandal.  There would
> > never have been ANY situation where Germany or France would have voted
> > to approve the war.  No matter how badly Iraq would have been
> > violating sanctions (which they were doing for years), there would
> > have been nothing Bush could have done to convince them, since they
> > were in bed with Iraq financially and were essentially bribed.
> >
> > --
> > Dean Brooks
> > dean () iglou com
> >
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