When organized crime does that it's called a "protection racket".
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:32 AM
Subject: RE: Bush gives the finger to the world again
> The countries in question can still do business with Iraq, they just cant
> bid on the contracts that the US taxpayers are paying for. They can be
hired
> as subcontractors for the contracts as well. I dont see why this is such a
> huge deal? Why should the US taxpayers pay french companies to rebuild
Iraq
> when they werent willing to support the US efforts in the first place?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:28 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
>
> Former top U.S. officials are blasting the Bush administration for
reopening
> a rift with Europe by excluding critics of the war from prime contracts
for
> Iraq's reconstruction.
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html
> <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
>
> "I thought we were in the process of acquiring support rather than
> alienating it," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (search)
said.
>
> So let me get this straight.
>
> 1. Economy is bad.
> 2. Find a patsy country and accuse them of something unfounded.
> 3. Get called on it by other countries.
> 4. Attack anyway
> 5. Deny reconstruction contracts to countries that wouldn't help in an
> illegal war.
>
> And people are complaining? I don't get it. It looks like a perfect plan
to
> boost the economy by giving local companies big contracts.
>
> -Kevin
> _____
>
>
>
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