Reply #1: You know what's almost as scary? Many DUers still don't know about this.

[Atman]

I was posting about this goddam "Occupier's Palace." for a couple of years now. I've had some threads turn into hateful flame-fests sayin I couldn't possibly be right. It does seem surreal, but it's true. And it is among the primary reasons Bush has steadfastly refused to budge on his Iraq position. We cannot even think of "leaving" until this place is finished. Halliburton, and just about every contractor who's ever donated to BushCo has a stake in this. Telcos, food vendors, you name it. Bush handed out millions in rewards to his buddies via this project. Once it's done, then and only then will be begin "withdrawing" troops. But many will only be re-assigned to guard the Occupier's Palace.

But beyond the bizarreness of this Palace is the reason for it. The was wasn't about oil, right? But these plans weren't drawn up overnight...someone had obviously already been contracted to design this place well before the invasion. But what's it for? An embassy where we don't use diplomatic measures. What are all these diplomats going to do? Perhaps, in actuality, it's merely the new corporate headquarters for Rape & Pillage, Inc (another subsidiary of Halliburton)? Who the fuck knows. But a lot of palm-greasers got their pockets line with this project. Which, let's face it, is just the new capital city of the Occupying Force. Since "Iraq" as it was known when we invaded was basically an artificial country anyway, I'm sure BushCo sees no problem with his evil plan to make it even more artificial and just another American territory. That's the plan. And I'd bet somewhere deep in those plans lie Bush's "legacy." It will probably be named after him some day.

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