How long this site will remain up is anyone's guess. http://www.iava.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=119
"I remember times we had to post female MP's at the Oil Ministry so they could search the female employees. The Oil Ministry was heavily guarded like a fortress with tanks out front and guard towers. I met one guy that worked for Halliburton who said he was making about $150,000 a year just to make sure some of the oil revenue was going to US oil companies. He further went on to say that he was in a board meeting in Houston, Texas where he was a facilitator of a meeting about sending Halliburton to Iraq. He said he heard Cheney's name mentioned many times in reference to those who helped Halliburton get on track with being established in Iraq. He said during the meeting that Cheney was guaranteed a cut of the profits of Halliburton since he ensured and paved the way for the no bid contract in Iraq. There were contractors doing security work alongside US military and doing the exact same thing except the military would switch out duties and go on patrol in Baghdad. The other difference was the military was getting paid an average of $2,000 to $4,000 a month which would equal about $24,000 to $48,000 a year depending on the rank. The contractors doing the same job were making $50,000 to $90,000 a year plus other expenses. Where was the fairness in this. We are definitely not making progress because big business does not care about progress it cares about money. " "Our soldiers need to be paid more and the fact that Bush wanted to cut our soldiers' (mine too) combat and family separation pay is indicative of using our soldiers to secure money for the Bush administration and big business (ie oil companies for which one of these companies name an oil tanker ship after Condoleeza Rice). It is shameful that our soldiers are dying so Condoleeza Rice can have her name on a boat and so big businesses can make more and more money. I am proud to have served and I am proud of all military members currently serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. and wish they were properly funded and paid for the job they do." There are several other stories as well, all pointing to the hell that is the war on the ground in Iraq :-\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194905 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
