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What key you said? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Rangwala" <gr10009@cam.ac.uk> To: "CASI discuss list" <casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk> Sent: Sonntag, 4. Mai 2003 21:56 Subject: [casi] Some coincidences? The Science Applications International Corporation > Dear All > > Would someone with a bit of energy do some hunting around on the web about > a strange set of coincidences. This revolves around the Science > Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a San Diego-based defence > contractor with annual revenues of $5.9 billion. > > 1. Iraq. Its most prominent role at present in Iraq is the role as the > official employer of the Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council > (IRDC). SAIC is, the New York Times tells us, officially in charge of the > Iraqi side of the temporary government that is being set up under Jay > Garner. My overview of IRDC is at: > > http://middleeastreference.org.uk/irdc.html > > A second role that SAIC has in Iraq is as behind the "Voice of the New > Iraq", the radio station established on 15 April 2003 at Umm Qasr, as the > US government propaganda outlet. > > A particularly interesting feature is that SAIC's Vice President until > October 2002 was David Kay, the former IAEA inspector who has been one of > the core media pundits on Iraq's weapons, perpetually stressing the > imminent threat of Iraq's weapons. He was also coordinator of SAIC's > homeland security and counterterrorism initiatives. Conflict of interest, > or what? > > A final Iraq-related link is that SAIC's Corporate Vice President for > Strategic Assessment and Development until 7 February 2003 was Christopher > Ryan Henry of Virginia, now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. > > 2. the anthrax attacks in the US. There was a SAIC employee until March > 2002 who has gone onto achieve some notoriety: Stephen Hatfill. > > Any thoughts? Anybody want to concoct a plausible story..? Of course, with > 38,000 employees, the Hatfill link may just be one-of-those-things. > > All the best > Glen. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss > To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk > All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk > _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk