The multibillion robbery the US calls reconstruction (Barf alert)

Guardian Unlimited ^ | Saturday June 26, 2004 | Naomi Klein

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Good news out of Baghdad: the Program Management Office, which oversees the $18.4bn in US reconstruction funds, has finally set a goal it can meet. Sure, electricity is below pre-war levels, the streets are rivers of sewage and more Iraqis have been fired than hired. But now the PMO has contracted the British mercenary firm Aegis to protect its employees from "assassination, kidnapping, injury and" - get this - "embarrassment". I don't know if Aegis will succeed in protecting PMO employees from violent attack, but embarrassment? I'd say mission already accomplished. The people in charge of rebuilding Iraq can't be embarrassed, because, clearly, they have no shame.

[Max Combined]

As if we could ever get more money out of Iraq than we have already put into it, not counting the blood that we have put into this deal.

Leftist Euro weenies are sicking.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Leftist Euro weenies are sicking.
Roger that

[trebb]

Sure, electricity is below pre-war levels, the streets are rivers of sewage and more Iraqis have been fired than hired.

Hmmm - last I heard, more people had electric than before. Sounds like typical left-wing-I'm-a-liar-but-you-won't-know-that drivel to me.

[nothingnew]

I am really sick of politicians, reporters, newscasters, and authors virtually lying right in my face. If it ever happens that one does it in person to me, I'm going to smash him/her in the face.

FMCDH(BITS)

[DougT]

Actually, Naomi Klein is a Canadian leftist wacko.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Actually, Naomi Klein is a Canadian leftist wacko.

Thanks, Doug.
Guess I was too busy vomiting to recognize the difference. :) OLA