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27 Mar 03 - 07:01 PM (#920083) Subject: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Bobert Richard Perle, Chairman of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board and one of Bush's most trusted advisors has resigned. Hmmmmm? Is this rat jumping ship or being thrown overboard. Either way, ol' Bobert is real happy to have one less guy around who designed an attack on Iraq as Phase One of Bush's quest for a New World Order. Anyone going to miss him? Bobert |
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27 Mar 03 - 07:14 PM (#920086) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: GUEST http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035780007825&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851 |
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27 Mar 03 - 07:27 PM (#920094) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Greg F. One jackass down, the rest of the 'New American Century' signatories to go. Then again, I have faith Dumbya's handlers will replace him with someone even worse. |
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27 Mar 03 - 08:25 PM (#920130) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Charley Noble Yes, but why? Can't read the tea leaves on this one. Charley Noble |
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28 Mar 03 - 12:09 AM (#920232) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Jack the Sailor Conflict of interest was the reason he gave. He's probably just freeing up more time to concentrate on benefitting from the war he helped start. |
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28 Mar 03 - 12:53 AM (#920242) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: DougR I knew you folks would be thrilled to hear the news! Rumor is he quit to start a left-wing talk show to try to unseat Rush Limbaugh as the #1 talk show host in the country! :>) DougR |
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28 Mar 03 - 02:23 AM (#920263) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Troll Before you get too jubilant, Pearle only resigned as Chairman. He is still a member of the Defense Policy Board. troll |
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28 Mar 03 - 03:36 AM (#920280) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Jack the Sailor Troll, now that makes sense. After all he wouldn't want to completely cut off his supply of insider information. |
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28 Mar 03 - 04:02 AM (#920291) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: DMcG I don't know if the American committee system is different but usually in the UK version the Chairman doesn't have a vote on decisions, unless the vote is tied. Moving from the Chair to an ordinary board member can increase the power! |
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28 Mar 03 - 02:25 PM (#920645) Subject: RE: BS: Richard Perle Resigns!!! From: Greg F. Update: Pigs at the trough: ******** Unfinished business Richard Perle's resignation highlights questions over US economic involvement in postwar Iraq, writes Brian Whitaker Friday March 28, 2003 Last week, the Guardian disclosed Mr Perle's links to an intelligence-related computer firm that stands to profit from war with Iraq... at least 10 out of 30 members of the Pentagon committee are executives or lobbyists with companies that have tens of billions of dollars' worth of contracts ... Britain's chief military officer in the Gulf, Air Marshal Brian Burridge, yesterday attacked American moves to hand over the running of Iraq's largest port to a company which has a history of bad industrial relations and has faced accusations of union-busting. ... The firm, Stevedoring Services of American, has been awarded a £3m contract to manage Umm Qasr by the Bush administration.... Full Story HERE |