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**neonasafluni** · 01-12-2006, 09:51 PM

It doesn't seem possible, but some of you really think there is no dirty insider deals with the neocons. Amidst all of this Abramoff filthy dealings, I am in amazement that some of you really think Cheney's connection and profit to Halliburton and the Iraq war and Rumsfeld's connection and profit to Tamiflu are just innocent coincidences.

You neocon apoligists really think it's reasonable to think a slew of dirty money isn't being made by the neocons operating in immoral, criminal manner to make profit?

Rumsfeld just so happened to own tons of stock in the company that the US governement is ready to hand 7 billion dollars to? He didn't have any insider information to own that stock, or anything, right? Lucky guess.

Cheney has seen his Halliburton stock value has grown by over 3000% since the Iraq war started. Coincidence, one and all.

And you rubes just never are a word for the wiser.

I think you should do your homework on Cheney.

That still would leave the possibility that Cheney could profit from his Halliburton stock options if the company's stock rises in value. However, Cheney and his wife Lynne have assigned any future profits from their stock options in Halliburton and several other companies to charity. And we're not just taking the Cheney's word for this -- we asked for a copy of the legal agreement they signed, which we post here publicly for the first time.

The "Gift Trust Agreement" the Cheney's signed two days before he took office turns over power of attorney to a trust administrator to sell the options at some future time and to give the after-tax profits to three charities. The agreement specifies that 40% will go to the University of Wyoming (Cheney's home state), 40% will go to George Washington University's medical faculty to be used for tax-exempt charitable purposes, and 20% will go to Capital Partners for Education , a charity that provides financial aid for low-income students in Washington, DC to attend private and religious schools.

The agreement states that it is "irrevocable and may not be terminated, waived or amended," so the Cheney's can't take back their options later. http://www.factcheck.org/article261.html

01-12-2006, 09:51 PM	#5
neonasafluni Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 365 Senior Member	It doesn't seem possible, but some of you really think there is no dirty insider deals with the neocons. Amidst all of this Abramoff filthy dealings, I am in amazement that some of you really think Cheney's connection and profit to Halliburton and the Iraq war and Rumsfeld's connection and profit to Tamiflu are just innocent coincidences. You neocon apoligists really think it's reasonable to think a slew of dirty money isn't being made by the neocons operating in immoral, criminal manner to make profit? Rumsfeld just so happened to own tons of stock in the company that the US governement is ready to hand 7 billion dollars to? He didn't have any insider information to own that stock, or anything, right? Lucky guess. Cheney has seen his Halliburton stock value has grown by over 3000% since the Iraq war started. Coincidence, one and all. And you rubes just never are a word for the wiser. I think you should do your homework on Cheney. That still would leave the possibility that Cheney could profit from his Halliburton stock options if the company's stock rises in value. However, Cheney and his wife Lynne have assigned any future profits from their stock options in Halliburton and several other companies to charity. And we're not just taking the Cheney's word for this -- we asked for a copy of the legal agreement they signed, which we post here publicly for the first time. The "Gift Trust Agreement" the Cheney's signed two days before he took office turns over power of attorney to a trust administrator to sell the options at some future time and to give the after-tax profits to three charities. The agreement specifies that 40% will go to the University of Wyoming (Cheney's home state), 40% will go to George Washington University's medical faculty to be used for tax-exempt charitable purposes, and 20% will go to Capital Partners for Education , a charity that provides financial aid for low-income students in Washington, DC to attend private and religious schools. The agreement states that it is "irrevocable and may not be terminated, waived or amended," so the Cheney's can't take back their options later. http://www.factcheck.org/article261.html
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