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And they can all pay their employees a lot less now!
God Bless The Fatherland! LOL
Sat Sep 10,11:03 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies with ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Surface skimming provides the revelation, That every president since Teddy Roosevelt has been in on this scam.
Bechtel:History More than 22,000 projects in 140 nations on all seven continents since 1898. 1930-1960 In 1931 W.A. helped put together one of the industry’s first large-scale joint ventures, the Six Companies consortium that built Hoover Dam. Son Stephen took over as president when W.A. passed away in 1933. Assuming his duties in the midst of the Hoover Dam project, Steve’s management efforts helped workers finish the job two years ahead of schedule. An associate once remarked that Steve Bechtel could "conjure up a vision of the future at an instant’s notice." Steve himself is reported to have said, without boasting, "We can build anything, anytime, anywhere." Indeed, he built Bechtel into a global concern, landing projects on all seven continents and expanding the portfolio of work to include areas such as pipelines, petroleum and chemicals, mining and metals, and power. Steve Bechtel pioneered the concept of the turnkey project, and took on monumental tasks such as the Trans-Arabian pipeline, as well as innovative efforts like the Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois, the industry’s first privately financed facility. 1960-1990 Stephen Bechtel, Jr. became president in 1960, upon his father’s retirement from active service. Steve Jr. ushered in the era of the "megaproject." Bechtel was at the forefront of the fields that defined the period: nuclear power, liquefied natural gas, transportation, space and defense, and environmental protection and cleanup. Taking advantage of the latest management techniques and engineering technology, Steve Jr. led the company in designing and building extraordinarily complex projects worldwide, including numerous refineries, offshore platforms, transit systems, mining developments, and nuclear and fossil-fired plants. Among many notable landmarks were the Jubail industrial complex in Saudi Arabia, the St. James Bay hydroelectric plant in Quebec, and northern California’s BART rapid transit system. http://www.bechtel.com/history.htm
Halliburton: U.S. Space Program The Company's involvement with the nation's space program spans almost its entire history: In 1961, Brown & Root was hired as the architectural engineer for NASA's Johnson Space Center. Brown & Root-Northrup later received the Medal of Freedom for devising the ingenious makeshift carbon dioxide removal system that helped rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts. Military Support Halliburton's history includes a rich heritage of military support. During World War II, Brown & Root built the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and a series of warships for the U.S. Government. http://www.halliburton.com/about/history_achiev.jsp
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