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To: Toddsterpatriot
Everything you say is correct.

However, the Bahraini announcement of the off shore drilling contract boosted the value of Bush's shares several fold. It was designed to put a large amount of money in Bush's hands.

That it was basically a scam is shown by two factors: a) Harken had no off shore drilling experience, and b) Harken never drilled a single well off shore in Barhain on the basis of that contract.

[Sometimes I think that a Republican President could murder someone in view of witnesses and most Freepers would find a way to deny or excuse it].

40 posted on 07/15/2002 6:57:29 AM PDT by NoLongerLurker
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To: NoLongerLurker
However, the Bahraini announcement of the off shore drilling contract boosted the value of Bush's shares several fold. It was designed to put a large amount of money in Bush's hands.

I'm going to withhold judgement until I see a chart showing the stock before the Bahraini announcement and up thru Bush's sale.

That it was basically a scam is shown by two factors: a) Harken had no off shore drilling experience, and b) Harken never drilled a single well off shore in Barhain on the basis of that contract.

So, if a company has no offshore drilling experience, they never get any? Someone had to drill the first offshore well. Couldn't they hire engineers and oil men with the necessary experience?

44 posted on 07/15/2002 10:12:16 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot
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