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Fri 12 Dec, 2003 06:08 am
Some of these lying ,profiteering criminals , including the main one who you never see because he's in a bunker somewhere actually being president will get caught with their pants down.
Don't hold your breath waiting for any consequences or accountability though.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&u=/ap/20031211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/halliburton_probe_4&printer=1
another rug sweeper as bush marches on to re-election
so, sad, so probably true, god help us all....
Am dying to see how this falls out. If it is true, and Cheney has any part of this, he should have his head handed to him. Let's see what develops. Stay tuned..............
This is a fairly common charge in any large government contract. They simply negotiate the difference. Its is the highly charged political atmosphere of the moment that has made this a public issue. I doubt this is the smoking gun we are all looking for.
Could be, Acquiunk. We'll see. I do recall the $25.00 (outrageous in 1965) screwdriver the military was buying. The parts catalogs on most Army aircraft weigh somewhere between 10 and 20 pounds, and contain hundreds of pages of special tools, all required to be on hand. They do not contain prices.