Iraq rebuilding contracts awarded - Mar. 25, 2003

[Frances Morey]

Connie,
This *business* has been in the planning for a decade or more.
Frances


>From: Connie Clark <connie_3c@yahoo.com>
>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>Subject: Re: Iraq rebuilding contracts awarded - Mar. 25, 2003
>Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 07:10:04 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>  Gerry Storm <mesmo@gilanet.com> wrote:The flow begins...notice that the 
>contract is being let even before they know how many oil fires there will 
>be to extinguish, well before the war is over and with no consultation with 
>congress...shameful. ==========I can tell you that the scope of services 
>and bid announcement was prepared well ahead of the entry into war, as 
>these things take time, in my experience. Bidding time is usually a few 
>weeks, and thus, I feel sure that Halliburton wrote the scope of services 
>themselves, prompted by Cheney, who made sure that the Army Corp of 
>Engineers advertised the bid packages (or didnt) in a way that did not give 
>any other companies a head up that they could or would want to bid. More 
>than shameful, it should be investigated for possible prosecution for 
>illegal government contracts. The feds regulate contract awards, and 
>usually insist that some portion of work be done by minorities.  Maybe a 
>minority owned contractor could pursue this.CC
>
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