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Re: [casi] Some coincidences? The Science Applications International Corporation



.... and many thanks for drawing the fire on us ....


Bye, bye


Andreas

----- 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.
>
>
>
>
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