"For the Duke!" Issue #3: Have a cookie!

[DukeLeto]

Introduction: I have decided to do a political "column". It will be "published" approxamately "whenever I feel like it", probably a couple times a week. You may not agree with what is written in here, and you're free to b*tch about it all you want. It won't do you any good. ;)

Issue #1: Teapot Dome 2?

Recently, the US Army awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to repair oil infastructure in post-war Iraq. The contract went to (drumroll, plese):

Halliburten, Inc.

Halliburten, Halli...ah, I know! Their former CEO, and one of their largest stockholders, happens to be a man by the name of Dick Cheney. Yes, the vice president of the United States.

Now, is it just me, or is this a little suspect?

Halliburten refused to say exactly how much the contract was for, but a spokesperson said, quote:

This will be good for our stockholders.

Ah, Okay. Stockholders like Dick Cheney, you mean? ::)

Amazing. This is capitalism at it's finest, people.

[Acriku]

Dave Desar has been president of Halliburton for nearly 6 years, and Halliburton is fully competent to take on this project.

But Halliburton officials point out that their firm had been a major contractor for the military for more than half a century before Cheney arrived on the scene there in 1995.

"We have a long history of government contracting starting back in 1942," Halliburton spokesman Wendy Hall said.

Yeah.

[DukeLeto]

Dave Desar has been president of Halliburton for nearly 6 years

Yes, but "pesident" and "CEO" are different positions. Dick Cheney only lefthis position as Halliburten CEO to run with Bush.

[Acriku]

He's also the CEO ;)

http://www.halliburton.com/about/exec.jsp

Look at the quote Duke... By the way, how do you like my bitching so far? ;)

[Davidu]

"Bitching"??? Acriku... what's "bitching"???

[Acriku]

You may not agree with what is written in here, and you're free to b*tch about it all you want. It won't do you any good.

I was being sarcastic, but bitching is being whiney and arguing annoyingly.

[Davidu]

lol, I must start using this word... hehe it's funny! ;D

[DukeLeto]

Issue #3: Have a Cookie!

As you all know, Halliburten Inc. has been put in charge of repairing Iraqi oil infastructure, with the aid of the local population. They sure are doing a good job. Rcently, an Iraqi unit produced 500,00 barrels of oil for the company. The company's reward for their hard work? Four home-made cookies.

What? :O Yes, you heard me, four cookies. "Thank you for the half-a-million barrels of oil, have a cookie!" Unbelievable. No wonder Americans are universally hated.

[Navaros]

I saw a funny joke on Kilborn the other day. I forget how it goes exactly, but it said that the biggest looters in Iraq are Exxon, Mobil, Gulf etc.

[quoudam72]

Exxon, Mobil and Gulf are not looters, looters only take meaningless stuff these guys are plunders you know there is a difference. ;)

[nemafakei]

No, no, looters don't leave people in charge to make sure there is a flow of goods leeving the looted area. I think the word is economic colonisers.

[SurlyPIG]

Boy.

It seems as though the hot air in this thread is hindering Duke's ability to count natural numbers. The "number two agent" is missing.

[Dude_Doc]

Amazing. This is capitalism at it's finest, people.

It seems there is only one type of capitalism for you.

So,this must mean that China is communism at it's best, right?

;)

[DukeLeto]

Boy.

It seems as though the hot air in this thread is hindering Duke's ability to count natural numbers. The "number two agent" is missing.

Oh, there was a number two, it was about the general immaturity of the Anti-war protesters, but It accidently got deleted. :-