Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Iraq War as Illegal Trade Subsidy???
On the front of the Web site for the World Trade Organization is a notice stating that 6 developing (ie third world) countries have filed a complaint against the US, stating that the Iraq war is "history's biggest illegal trade subsidy." Specifically, the complaint claims that Haliburton and Exxon have disproportionately benefitted from the war through reconstruction projects.
I think this is a lot of conspiracy theory as foreign policy. However, this news of the Pentagon's decision to (finally) compete reconstruction contracts originally awarded to Haliburton in secret, no-bid contracts, probably doesn't help.
I think this is a lot of conspiracy theory as foreign policy. However, this news of the Pentagon's decision to (finally) compete reconstruction contracts originally awarded to Haliburton in secret, no-bid contracts, probably doesn't help.
# posted by N.D. Burnside @ 6:06 PM 
