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April 26, 2006
Profiteering
Some bookkeeping of KBR’s open-ended master Iraq contract, known as LogCAP III:
“KBR's five-year financial data show that revenues have exploded thanks to the post-9/11 wars, from $5.1 billion in 2002 to $10.1 billion in 2005—about half of all Halliburton revenues…
Like war architect Paul Wolfowitz, now ensconced at the World Bank, KBR is trying to move beyond Iraq. It's pushing its petrochemical business and downplaying its war work. Of the eight images on the cover of the prospectus, only one—of what appears to be a large mess hall—seems to show Iraq…
Iran has trained battalions of suicide bombers to hit western targets if its nuclear plants are attacked. 40,000 trained suicide bombers were ready to strike Western targets
The terrible human cost to wounded US soldiers. Warning -Very uncomfortable graphics! Imagine the situation suffered by Iraqis
Today's headline from Juan Cole: "Reuters reports 18 deaths during a relatively light day of violence in the Iraqi civil war.."
Claifyingly the Deciderer conundrums
Much More About The Coming War With Iran Here
April 26, 2006 in War in Iraq | Permalink
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nice post thanks for the wake up on the cost of war.
Posted by: me at Apr 28, 2006 10:59:40 PM