Microcosm of agenda : the rich get richer.

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Big fish set to swallow spoils of Iraq war

By Joshua Chaffin, Financial Times

Excerpt:
David Nash, head of the new Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Office (IIRO), appealed to businesses' patriotism last week at a conference designed to enlist them in the effort to rebuild the war-torn country.


But Mr Nash, a retired rear admiral, must have felt as if he had walked into hostile fire when it came to question time. One by one, small businessmen aired concerns that they would be cut out of the process.

Sylvester Myers, an independent construction supervisor, appeared to sum up the mood when he asked Mr Nash whether Halliburton, the Houston oil-services giant, had an information booth at the conference.

"These are the guys who are going to be running the show," Mr Myers said. "I know how it works."

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1. crumbs

some crumbs will be doled out to smaller companies but the lion's share will stay with the big boys.
then the spin meisters will make hay with the crumbs.

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2. Kick