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funkyflathead Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:28 PM
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RW lie or truth:
Did Clinton hire Haliburton to do work in the Balkans for the US Govt?

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thehonesttruth Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:33 PM
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1. yes and no
halliburton is always on a short list of pentagon/government vendors, this is because when sh*t happens, you need companies to react now, ie, it's not time for triple bidding ( and triple bidding at the speed of the government, no less ) so there is always a list of companies that have "pre-bid" for contracts. clinton didn't really pick halliburton, they just happened to have the contract. you should be able to find a link.
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funkyflathead Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:34 PM
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3. Thanks
I'll look around for more info.
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LARED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:34 PM
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2. I don't know if he did
Edited on Thu Dec-11-03 10:34 PM by LARED
but it would not be surprising. Haliburton has been doing work for the government for a long time.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:36 PM
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5. Since at least
Vietnam!

But this time around they have overstepped!
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Ksec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:35 PM
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4. yes but Gore wasnt CEO of the company
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:41 PM
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6. Exactly!
That's what so many wingnuts seem to miss. Of course, if the Clintons make a couple hundred thousand bucks on a normal investment venture like Whitewater, then they spend eight years and a gazillion dollars investigating it, persecuting and tormenting him, etc., etc. But if Cheney or any other wingut makes millions off of something shady, well, say, for instance, being the head of a company with billion-dollar government contracts, well, then, that's just good old-fashioned capitalism the American way!:puke:
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Curious Dave Donating Member (173 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 10:43 PM
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7. The Diff
The difference is that in the Balkans they were working in support of a great and noble cause, but in Iraq they are supporting an evil cause.
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