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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:22 AM
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The one that scares the Bejeebus out of me is a Corp. called XE,
formanly know as Blackwater,, who do you think they could buy for a Pres, Senator, Or Congressperson
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:23 AM
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Ouch. That doesn't bear thinking about.
:scared:
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HillbillyBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:49 AM
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10. Erik Prince is a millionaire many times over
I don't know how large a fortune he was left to him by daddy.
Then there is all the tax payer funds handed him by Bush/Cheney.
His sister is Betsy DeVoss who with her husband are Amway corps.
Then you have Mellon Scaife, the Koch brothers who all seem to be of the same mind, then they all have fiends with money .......
All of those fortunes have school and family ties.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 01:50 PM
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19. Freudian Post O' The Month!!
Then you have Mellon Scaife, the Koch brothers who all seem to be of the same mind, then they all have fiends with money .......

:rofl:
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piratefish08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:23 AM
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1. They already have their congressmen bought and paid for.......
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:24 AM
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2. Corporations don't even actually have to buy ANY politicians
All they have to do is threaten to buy a politician's opponent!
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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:25 AM
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3. How much cash does Haliburton have now
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:33 AM
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4. Just enough to buy a President and Vice President, Bush/Cheney
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:35 AM
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5. They can run Eric Prince as a candidate now
I also started a thread on Blackwater.
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:37 AM
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6. There needs to be more threads about this bunch,,ie; blackwater
Edited on Fri Jan-22-10 08:38 AM by lazer47
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:41 AM
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7. Black water isn't big enough to be concerned about.
Now Haliburton is a monster, that already has huge political pull in our govt through friendships and such. And they have a shitload of money.
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:42 AM
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8. Who do you think provides armed protection for Haliburton???
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:48 AM
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9. Halliburton would support Blackwater
and vice versa. See the trap shutting as we speak?
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:54 AM
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13. They are on the same side. But blackwater is still small in comparison.
Haliburton could buy its own country, and employ blackwater to be the police force.
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:57 AM
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16. That happens to be the point...
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HillbillyBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:56 AM
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15. Well We moved out here to the woods
not realizing that Mynock is only about 30 minutes by air from here.
I have said elsewhere we had made enemies or at least are on the radar of the rpigs hitmen..
A few weeks after we moved in I was on the roof seeing wha repairs would need to be done soonest and the place was buzzed by a formation of 4 choppers, loaded for bear. 2 mounted 20 mm machine guns and sidewinders, 2 mounted 50 mm cannon and the men in them were in full battle gear, I could see clearly since they flew obliquely across the yard at just over tree top hight and I could see into the cabins. That was not the only time, those flights took place ever week or 2 usually on wed or thur until the end of the bush junta party left office.
The flight sizes varied from 3 to 7 choppers both Bell and Blackhawk.
They are a concern to those of us with in their reach.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 01:52 PM
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20. Well, yes it is. It's CIA connect. Worry.
lol
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:51 AM
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11. Monsanto scares the shit out of me.
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:57 AM
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17. With good reason. They are another global-size player. And they're fuckin' mean. nt
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:53 AM
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12. the M-I-C owns them all aready..
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:56 AM
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14. I hope you are calling that the Military Industrial Complex
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 01:49 PM
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18. yes
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