{"article":{"id":71611,"heading":"OCCUPATION OF IRAQ COSTS U.S. 4 BILLION PER MONTH","author":"$6 bucks an hour","created":"2003-07-12 01:31:07","modified":"2003-07-12 14:16:23","last_modified":"Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:16:23","article":"

\"As for the dollar cost of the Iraqi war and occupation, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told a Senate committee Wednesday that it is projected to cost the Pentagon an average of nearly $4 billion a month.\"

Souce: CNN

http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2003\/WORLD\/meast\/07\/09\/sprj.irq.main\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"No job? No health plan? No medical care? Lousy Schools? Hospitals closing? Don't worry... we're "liberating Iraq."","numcomment":9,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/07\/71611.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":71614,"heading":"And where does that $4 billion a month go?","article":"Please tell us that.\r\n\r\nWho does the Pentagon pay it to?. \r\n\r\nGive us a breakdown of the costs. You don't need to be exact just "ball Park" figures will do.","author":"Rational Normal Person","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 03:01:20","modified":"2003-07-12 03:01:20","fileurl":""},{"id":71618,"heading":"Down the Shitter...","article":"...and to Bechtel, and Halliburton, and The Carlyle Group.\r\n\r\nWhile Military Pay and Benefits are CUT by George, Support Our Troops, Bush.\r\n\r\nBush is an incredible LIAR.\r\n\r\nFortunately a few of the Sheeple have looked up and it is beginning to spook them.\r\n\r\nBUSH LIED AND PEOPLE DIED. 212 (and counting) were American Boys who signed up to defend their Country not to conquer Oil Fields for Bush's Cronies.","author":"Diogenes","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 04:11:51","modified":"2003-07-12 04:11:51","fileurl":""},{"id":71619,"heading":"I asked for a rough breakdown.","article":"You quoted a few companies and individuals but what was the rough payment and for what. How does that $4 billion a month break down.\r\n\r\nGive us verifyable data.\r\n","author":"Rational Normal Person","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 04:14:36","modified":"2003-07-12 04:14:36","fileurl":""},{"id":71622,"heading":"editorial content","article":"pic for center column","author":"imc vol","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"image\/gif","created":"2003-07-12 04:29:01","modified":"2005-08-15 01:35:55","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/07\/lalogo.gif","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/07\/lalogo.gif"}},{"id":71649,"heading":"Coffee Talk","article":"The poster known as "Rational Normal Person" is neither rational nor normal. Discuss amongst yaselves.","author":"Linda Richman","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 11:24:49","modified":"2003-07-12 11:24:49","fileurl":""},{"id":71653,"heading":"sphere","article":""BUSH LIED AND PEOPLE DIED."\r\n\r\ncircle\r\ncircle going nowhere\r\ncircle stuck in neutral","author":"circle","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 11:35:57","modified":"2003-07-12 11:35:57","fileurl":""},{"id":71658,"heading":"^","article":"That was me. Aren't I clever? My mommy thinks so!","author":"Eric","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 11:47:22","modified":"2003-07-12 11:47:22","fileurl":""},{"id":71728,"heading":"To Irrational Abnormal Shill","article":"Last I checked you can find the Budget on Congress.Org. I suggest you start there.","author":"Diogenes","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 14:04:07","modified":"2003-07-12 14:04:07","fileurl":""},{"id":71738,"heading":"Bechtel just received...","article":"...a contract for $450 million dollars. Boy, there's a big chunk of it!","author":"Brian OConnor","parent_id":71611,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-12 14:16:23","modified":"2003-07-12 14:16:23","fileurl":""}]}