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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:22 AM
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The Thomas Hamill (Halliburton truck driver) story is very fishy!
So he escaped and he's ready to get back to work...er...OK

Me's-Thinks that Halliburton paid a pretty sizable ransom to the Iraqi's to get him back...MHOP... How does a white guy get away from his captures and then walk around near Tikrit?

It seems that every feel good story that comes out of Iraq is usually Bullshit, hence my skepticism!
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:25 AM
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1. Completely agree. Even the glowing news reports admitted US not
sure whether he escaped or was allowed to leave.

But the story, JUST in time for the morning news, did knock the torture story from the top of the news.

Bought and paid for.
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keithyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:44 AM
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11. Believe me, nothing will knock the torture story off the news
The blowbakc is coming around.
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Hornito Donating Member (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:28 AM
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2. This story smells worse than a sun-baked, maggot infested
herring. We'll soon learn the spin.
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:29 AM
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3. How do we know he escaped?
Couldn't they have simply released him?
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:36 AM
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7. With the Bush regime,,,anything is possible..
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:30 AM
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4. It does sound fishy. And I agree with the assumption that
Halliburton did a pay off.
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doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:31 AM
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5. If Halliburton is involved in ANYTHING there's a cover up!
There is NO truth where these lying bastards are involved.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:32 AM
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6. Halliburton is using its dead and captured in Iraq to shield itself
from negative press. They are going to push this escapee story hard hoping public opinion against the company softens.

It is all a PR campaign in Halliburton's eyes.
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:38 AM
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8. He "showed up" 100 miles from where he was "taken."
Edited on Sun May-02-04 08:40 AM by displacedtexan
How did he get to coalition forces 100 miles away?

1. His captors were able to transport him around the country without being detected and just decided not to guard him well enough.

2. He was delivered after a handsome ransom was paid.

hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Think I'll take door #1!

Edited to turn off sarcasm.
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:39 AM
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9. Part Of The Falujah Deal?
Let's check some timing here. Yep, Trumad, I'm with you and others that the ransom was paid by Halliburton and he was probably dumped on some roadside. But also that the price was settled on as part of the deal to turn Falujah over to former Baathists? If that's the case, we've got lots of other problems to deal with.
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annagull Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:43 AM
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10. Our tax dollars at work
paying ransoms. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the poor man is free; but good ole Halliburton paid up for it. I only hope they can pay to get the PFC that was taken as well.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:08 AM
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13. Please don't say that.
One ransom encourages ten thousand kidnappings.
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:45 AM
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12. It is fishy.
I don't know if Halliburton paid the ransom (do they care that much about an employee?), but it is also possible that his captors got tired of feeding him.

So they let him "escape".
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:09 AM
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14. It's ALL CNN can talk about today. Good feely kinda news.
Money mercenaries trying to cash in on war know of the dangers. You know the danger going in...
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