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Posted By ameliog 1 year, 4 months ago in News

As a new report forecasts that the 190,000 private contractors in Iraq and neighbouring countries will cost U.S. taxpayers more than 100 billion dollars by the end of 2008, an under-the-radar Florida court case suggests that U.S. President George W. Bush - a staunch contractor supporter - is preparing to throw security contractors such as Blackwater under the political bus.

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    TheRealizer1 year, 4 months ago

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    A sweet deal for the contractors, minimal oversight, no accountability, immunity from any government, either Iraqi or U.S. courts. It smells like a win win proposition for them......

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      nikkibabe1 year, 4 months ago

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      The real issue here is how much of that went as a kickback to Bush, Cheney, Rice & Powell?.. After all they are the real war profiteers.

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        nikkibabe1 year, 4 months ago

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        The real issue here is how much of that went a kickback to Bush, Cheney, Rice & Powell?.. After all they are the real war profiteers.

        Bush - commander in thief
        cheney - Torturer in chief
        Rice - manipulator in chief
        Powell - Liar in chief.

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