Begin forwarded message:
From: Ted Kircher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: September 12, 2006 5:27:38 AM JST
To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Lauren Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How US merchants of fear sparked a $130bn bonanza
Reply-To: Ted Kircher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave,
The following article is a good example of Lauren's comment, "The
technical
term for this approach to contract work is "anything for a buck.""
Ted
How US merchants of fear sparked a $130bn bonanza
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1868912,00.html
<snip>
Five years after the World Trade Centre fell, a highly lucrative
industry has been
born in America - homeland security. There has been a goldrush as
companies
scoop up government contracts and peddle products that they say are
designed to
make America safe.
The figures are stunning. Seven years ago there were nine companies
with federal
homeland security contracts. By 2003 it was 3,512. Now there are
33,890. The
money is huge. Since 2000, $130bn (£70bn) of contracts have been
dished out.
By 2015 annual federal spending on the industry could be $170bn.
<snip>
----- Original Message -----
From: David Farber
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:21 AM
Subject: [IP] more on The Telegraph: Passengers' chat will be
recorded to foil hijackers
Begin forwarded message:
From: Lauren Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: September 11, 2006 2:19:57 PM JST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IP] The Telegraph: Passengers' chat will be recorded to
foil hijackers
Dave,
The technical term for this approach to contract work is "anything
for a buck."
--Lauren-
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