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September 30, 2003
Edwards assails Bush ties to Iraq consulting firm
From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
A company that was created to help clients take advantage of business opportunities in Iraq is made up of businessmen associated with President Bush, his family and his administration.The connections drew criticism Tuesday from Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who called for an independent oversight board to ensure that Iraq reconstruction money is doled out fairly.
New Bridge Strategies, on its Web site, says it will "seek to expedite the creation of free and fair markets and new economic growth in Iraq, consistent with the policies of the Bush administration."
The firm is headed by Joe Allbaugh, Bush's campaign manager in 2000 and director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until March. Other directors include Edward Rogers Jr., vice chairman, and Lanny Griffith. Both were assistants to the first President Bush and now are closely linked to the White House.
"This is an administration of the insiders, by the insiders and for the insiders. This is just further evidence of it," Edwards, a senator from North Carolina, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "Vice President Cheney's Halliburton has more than $2 billion in Iraq reconstruction contracts and we now find out that Bush's campaign manager, Joe Allbaugh, who just left government, has set up a business to procure business contracts on Iraq."
Posted by Mike at September 30, 2003 12:18 PM
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D.B.A
New Bridge Strategies, LLC
the public good works in mysterious ways and this is just one of the many invisible hands at work.
Glad the market forces are busy filling the void as it seems to be getting voider and voider.
Check out http://scari.org/and_thee.html
And write Old Bridge Strategies to see where you fit in and what price you will pay. They are already crowding at the trough but with a team like Old Bridge you will be lead straight to the bucket of corn, your pound of flesh is the cost of doing business as usual.
Good Luck, Gus
As the lawyers say, when the facts are on your side, bang the facts. When the law's on your side, bang the law. When you've got neither, bang the table.
Posted by: Gus O. Kahan at October 1, 2003 02:18 PM
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