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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:12 AM Original message |
4 Halliburton contractors working for Kellog & Boots killed in Iraq....CNN |
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Flagg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oopsy |
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raggedcompany (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. 232 U.S. civilian employees killed in Iraq so far (CNN 1/31/05). |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh no, say it ain't so. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. They knew the job was dangerous when they took it. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well, at least they weren't soldiers |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. Wonder what Haliburton pays out in death benefits to survivors |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 07:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
51. They've probably taken "janitor's insurance" policies out on them... |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. C'mon guys. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. they are war profiteers |
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Az_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Not all war profiteers... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. reminds me of the I WORK AT A TITTY BAR TO GO TO COLLEGE |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Deleted message |
jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. it's way more honorable to sell your own body than to kill a bunch of |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Desperation? Not quite |
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leetrisck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Maybe he was one that had been |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yea, sure |
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leetrisck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. no |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Most aren't making that kind of dough--in fact, I don't think ANY are |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Both sides of this debate make large assumptions. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I get bugged when everyone is painted with the mercenary brush |
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AuntiBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 01:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
48. Couldn't agree more. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Hey, "it's fun to shoot some people". nt |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. Yeah, let's get real . . . |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. All violent death is terrible |
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mdhunter (373 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. Oops, I'm sorry, I must have stumbled into FreeRepublic... my bad |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. "When else do we really ask so much of murder victims?" |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Hear, Hear! |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Then you'll love this Ted Rall cartoon: The Hero of Halliburton Hill |
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bossfish (789 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Some of these responses make me angry... |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. 4 More mercenaries Bite the Dust. |
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leetrisck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. But the soldiers who lived |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. None of them are helping the seniors or the Taxpayer |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. So we need to blame the people who CAUSED this mess |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's always bad when americans get killed, civilian or military |
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rawstory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. Where's the link? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
20. These 4 guys are more culpable than most any U.S. soldier is. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. I just can not feel sorry for anyone working for Halliburton. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 12:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Some Halliburton "employees" were kidnapped from India |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 12:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
47. I read about that a while back. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. I think this is it: |
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ernstbass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. The price of greed |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. Money... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. They go there, KNOWING it is dangerous |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Exactly! It's the hazards of the workplace. |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 06:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
50. That's the main point-these folks are mercenaries aka "contractors" |
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egoprofit (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
36. a buddy of mine worked for KB&R... |
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deacon2 (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm a little surprised at the tone here |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Who is taking delight? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. I misread this too |
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wolfgirl (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-03-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. Every death |
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BushSpeak (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
49. How much does a Blackwater mercenary in Iraq earn ! |
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Turley (585 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-05 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
52. I almost took a job with Brown & Root |
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