Newspoem 2003 10 04

The Way The World Works

A Slowing Stream of New Jobs Gives a Full Picture of a Slump
Bush-Appointed Panel Finds U.S. Image Abroad Is in Peril
Justice Department Investigates White House
The events unfolding in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East following the fall of the Hussein regime are giving rise to unprecedented opportunities for government and private enterprise to partner in the massive undertaking of rebuilding Iraq

No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found
US Forces Ambushed In Two Towns
U.S. Kills 8 Iraqi Police in Mistake
No Ties to September 11th Hijackers Found

Was the invasion of Iraq a blunder?
New Bridge Strategies, LLC is a unique company that was created specifically with the aim of assisting clients to evaluate and take advantage of business opportunities in the Middle East following the conclusion of the U.S.-led war in Iraq
Its activities 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 opportunities evolving in Iraq today are of such an unprecedented nature and scope that no other existing firm has the necessary skills and experience to be effective both in Washington, D.C. and on the ground in Iraq

At New Bridge the Chairman and Director is the US President's campaign manager
The Vice Chairman and Director was the US President's father's Deputy Assistant and formerly his Senior Deputy Campaign Manager
A subsidiary of the US Vice President's former firm has been awarded more than $500 million in contracts, without competitive bidding
A decision allows foreign companies to establish 100 percent ownership of businesses in Iraq, an unusual arrangement in the Middle East

Criminal Tax Transfer to Connected Campaign Contributor Crony Contractors
Robbing Iraq of Oil But Robbing America of Schools
Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein Still at Large
The war has been a success

Insider's New Firm Consults on Iraq

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