I do find it quite disturbing that a nation we wouldn’t trust guarding our ports (no matter how much Bush and Cheney pushed for it) is now going to be home to the HQ of a major defense contractor of ours IN IRAQ.

I think the major reason is they want the inside track to control the Iraqi oil......I just cannot see this being justifiable from a company standpoint for any reason other than that......I’d isn’t it? Cheney, reportedly one of the major backers and pushers of war in Iraq, ran Halliburton until he became VP, we started war in Iraq and now Halliburton is moving its HQ to the ME for ’oil exploration’.
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Politics can get pretty ugly and downright dirty, especially in the state of Illinois. Wrong deeds will definitely catch up to you sooner or later. President-elect Barack Obama arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, along with his chief of staff John Harris, in Chicago Tuesday morning on charges that included conspiring to commit wire fraud and soliciting bribes in exchange for the state’s Senate seat, vacated. This is the second time an Illinois governor has been arrested on federal charges. George Ryan, Illinois’ 39th governor, was also charged for wielding his authority to help himself and his friends. According to the Illinois state law, it is the responsibility of the governor to fill the senate seat and much like Ryan; Governor Blagojevich saw an opportunity to use his power to leverage amenities for himself. According to the news, Blagojevich, 52, was hoping to get a substantially higher salary, a position on the board for his wife, a cabinet post and more in exchange for his choice of a senate replacement. Looks like the governor got a little bit too greedy. The FBI has filed a 76-page indictment against both Blagojevich and Harris. The affidavit reports that the federal authorities caught Blagojevich conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat on court-ordered wiretaps last month. The people of Illinois will have to wait patiently for the conclusion of this story. Times are rough and it’s about to get rougher, especially for both Blagojevich and his cohort John Harris.

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