wenholee.org I already posted this.
Dana William Wheatley writes: > Well it wasnt clinton calling the shots for what the FBI did, just becuase > he was the CIC at the time doesnt mean he had any control over the problems > with mr lee. If you got some kinda proof it was his fault post it up. I > would find it hard to believe though. > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people off!" > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 2:56 PM > Subject: Re: well now > > > > ::sigh:: He didn't break the rules. My point is that that was Clinton and > > it was wrong. > > > > Dana > > > > William Wheatley writes: > > > > > what were you trying to get me to see the other day? We were talking > about a > > > guy who broke the rules and got completely screwed because he did. We > talked > > > 0 about clinton and such. > > > > > > You might be referring to someone else besides me > > > > > > > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was > good > > > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people > off!" > > > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:54 PM > > > Subject: Re: well now > > > > > > > > > > it looks fishy because the vice president of the United States is > still > > > > receiving money from these folks. Of couse that is his golden > parachute > > > and > > > > of course he has nothing to do with awarding the contract. Oh and of > > > course > > > > it isn't about the oil. > > > > > > > > When the contract wsa first awarded is irrelevant. Wrong is wrong > under > > > > Clinton or under Bush, as I was trying to get Bill to see the other > day. > > > > Maybe there had to be an inital no-bid contract for the reasons you > > > > outline. But what is the justification for extending it? Possibly > > > > Halliburton would win. But that would not make the bidding process a > waste > > > > of time. Are elections a waste of time? > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > Nick McClure writes: > > > > > > > > > So in the last month the cost has gone up, probably because they > have > > > more > > > > > work to do now that the sanctions have been lifted and legal oil is > > > actually > > > > > being shipped out of Iraq. > > > > > > > > > > The first "no bid" contract was awarded to Kellogg Brown & Root in > 1992, > > > and > > > > > lasted until 1999, where the Clinton administration got an extension > on > > > the > > > > > contract until 2004. So the current contract for Kellogg Brown & > Root > > > which > > > > > is the one this article complains the most about was awarded by the > > > Clinton > > > > > Administration. > > > > > > > > > (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/special_packages/iraq/dispatches/59 > > > > > 72319.htm) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is how the system works, which is very similar to other long > term > > > > > contracts I am personally familiar with: > > > > > > > > > > This no-bid contract thing isn't exactly what it sounds like. There > is a > > > > > contract which says Halliburton is the primary supplier of X > services. > > > They > > > > > agree to Y terms. In much the same way a large corporation purchases > > > office > > > > > supplies for instance. The terms in Y probably include basics costs > for > > > the > > > > > services needed. > > > > > > > > > > The State of Kentucky has a contract with Cardinal Office Supplies, > they > > > > > agreed on terms, but there isn't a limit to what the state can > spend, > > > except > > > > > of course what the legislature budgets for office supplies, but that > is > > > not > > > > > something Cardinal has any involvement in. > > > > > > > > > > The state contract stipulates that the state must acquire all office > > > > > supplies from Cardinal unless Cardinal does not offer the product, > or it > > > is > > > > > needed immediately, or a few other things. > > > > > > > > > > The contract with Halliburton is the same way. The Military has had > a > > > > > contract with them for the past 11 years, a new contract was awarded > > > > > recently. > > > > > > > > > > If the Military has to deploy troops tomorrow, they need to have a > > > support > > > > > agreement in place to handle it. The contract with Halliburton does > just > > > > > that. It provides a way for the US Military to deploy and worry > about > > > the > > > > > important things, like operations on the battle field. If we have to > > > waste > > > > > two months with a public bidding process, it gives the enemy time to > > > fortify > > > > > defenses, and hell, they can look at the bid and use that to > potentially > > > > > determine some strategies. That is a big maybe, but it is still > > > possible. > > > > > > > > > > What I find most amusing, when these same contracts were awarded > under > > > the > > > > > Clinton administration, nobody seems to care, when the same things > > > occurred > > > > > under the Clinton administration, nobody seems to care. If the > current > > > > > administration does exactly the same thing, then it looks fishy. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11:01 AM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: well now > > > > > > > > > > > > I was cruising around working on wrting up an explanation for Nick > of > > > why > > > > > > the Iraqi oil thing smells so much like a conspiracy to me, and I > came > > > > > > across this little gem, which was so special I just had to post it > all > > > on > > > > > > its own. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=7517&TagID=2 > > > > > > > > > > > > The source is obviously Arab and a fast check didnt reveal any > > > ownership > > > > > > info, but... it's highly interesting, whether you look at it as > fact > > > or as > > > > > > propaganda. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > But I don't make films > > > > > > But if I did they'd have a samurai - Bare Naked Ladies > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
