richabk
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:46 PM
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What ever happened to the term "war profiteer"? |
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Yeah, it may only be a term from all the movies I've seen over the years, but didn't companies fear the term "war profiteer" back in WWII? Didn't there used to be congressional inquiries into such allegations?
With all the profits Halliburton and other companies are making off Iraq, why aren't they being slapped with that term? Would they even care?
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KG
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:47 PM
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1. i consider 'Halliburton' to be synonomous to "war profiteer" |
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:48 PM
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2. Because anybody who does hates the troops and therefore America. |
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That's the all-purpose answer for criticism these days. Where have you been?
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:50 PM
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3. aka "no bid contract" and "contractor" |
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spreading democracy ain't cheap.
:sarcasm:
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elehhhhna
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:51 PM
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4. HAL & KBR trademarked it and took it out of circulation. |
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:52 PM
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5. When the War Profiteers are in power, no one dares call them |
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by that name. "When traitors rule, then none dare call it treason" department.
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:52 PM
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6. It has been changed to "Republican businessman" (as opposed |
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Edited on Tue Aug-16-05 06:53 PM by rzemanfl
to Republican fundamentalist Christian morons, the other variety of Republican, one who does not profit from War but gets off on explosions and big assed military equipment).
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Tue Aug-16-05 06:58 PM
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7. There are no inquiries because... |
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...now Congress shares the booty.
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:16 PM
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8. Making obscene profits is a praiseworthy virtue under Bush/Cheney & Co. |
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The only ones I'm aware of bringing up the waste and abuse of the war profiteers are Sen. Frank Lautenberg and the handful of Democratic Senators who have held hearings seen only in the middle of the night on CSPAN that no one pays any attention to.
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:18 PM
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9. Not to worry. It's making quite a come back. |
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:24 PM
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10. War profiteers have PR reps now |
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By the way, check out the book Toxic Sludge is Good for You. It is a great expose of how PR companies have helped screw us over.
www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy.html
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:25 PM
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11. In Rovespeak, War Profiteer is now equated with "Pious Christian." |
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:31 PM
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12. If no WMD or Iraqi ties to Osama, may I nominate war profiteering |
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as the most obvious by-product even if not the most likely reason?
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Tue Aug-16-05 07:33 PM
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13. I Use that Term with "Bush" All the Time |
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Republicans silently know it fits him well...
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