[grooveless touque]

Well surpriiiiise surprise...just in time to complement my arguments about corporate rule in the US, the Pentagon has decided to reverse its decision to withhold 15 percent of the financial compensation Halliburton was to receive under contract. Halliburton turned from mere corporate monolith to extortionist supreme, overcharging the American military for everything from fuel to services and saying that any breach of contract - by the government, not them of course - would jeapordize delivery of services. So what does the military do? Looks the other way, naturally, and hands the full amount over to Halliburton!

Not a smart way to do business....then again, from all his failed companies, we know Bush isn't a smart businessman!