Top of the week to ya!

First up, why is no one listening?

Halliburton Iraq deals described as contract abuse

"A top U.S. Army procurement official said on Monday Halliburton's deals in Iraq were the worst example of contract abuse she had seen as Pentagon auditors flagged over $1 billion of potential overcharges by the Texas-based firm.
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'I can unequivocally state that the abuse related to contracts awarded to KBR (Kellogg Brown and Root) represents the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the course of my professional career,' said Greenhouse, a procurement veteran of more than 20 years.
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What concerned Greenhouse most was that the oil contract, which had a top value of $7 billion, was given to KBR without competitive bidding."

Seriously, I don't care how you spin it, you righty kool aid drinkers, this is very fishy, and needs to be gotten to the bottom of. We are talking about $1 BILLION! This is OUR money. I'm not sure if people realize this or not. But it is our taxpayer money that is going to the honorable job of "fighting the war on terror", but in actuality alot of this money is going into the pockets of these war profiteers, oh sorry contractors. There is big business in war, and it is becoming more and more industrialized. We need to stop and think about what the real motivations of everyone involved are.

Think about it.

Then there's this:

Experts say US complacent on nuclear terror threat

"Four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration and the U.S. Congress are showing signs of complacency about the threat of a terrorist nuclear attack that could cripple a major city and shatter the economy, nuclear security experts said on Monday.

At a public forum sponsored by the former Sept. 11 commission, the experts said the government must do more to secure bomb-making materials worldwide, prevent proliferation, and promote international cooperation on security."

Hmm that sounds familiar, did a certain candidate for President mention this as our top national security priority? And didn't some other guy who is still President agree that this was our top national security priority?

So what the HELL happened?!

Oh well, not that important I guess.

And finally tonight:


Former Political Foes Take Maine Boat Ride

"Former President Bill Clinton joined his one-time political foe, former President George H.W. Bush, for a boat ride on the Atlantic Ocean after attending a book-signing Monday in South Portland.
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The 1992 election rivals became friends when they led fund-raising as part of the relief effort for victims of the Asian tsunami. Bush extended the invitation after learning that Clinton would be in Maine for a book signing."

See if bitter political foes can become boating buddies then maybe there is a chance for Coke and Pepsi.