Reconstruction Sub-contracts: Aussie businesses to buy new Mercs with blood
Harold Hark
1 April 2003

In case anyone forgot the true purpose for the existence of the Australian Illiberal Party (the corporation that runs the country, made up of CEO John Howard, his Cabinet board of directors, and a malleable back bench of shareholders), all was refreshed by Foreign Minister for Reconstruction Contracts in Conquered Lands, Alexander Downer.

Speaking off the cuff and minus a tie before enplaning for a round of post-war reconstruction talks in Washington, Downer said:

"We do have people, nevertheless, who, to use the word of the war, are embedded in the American Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Affairs ... who actually implement a lot of this reconstruction work.

"The people we have embedded there should be of some assistance to ensure that Australian businesses have the opportunity to gain contracts and particularly sub-contracts."

He smirked and almost giggled as he spoke, reminding us of "The Things That Batter" joke during his stint as party leader. Who better to sum up the quintessentially effete, plutocratic sense of humour of our masters in Canberra than Alexander Downer?

And those jowls! Why, they've nearly outgrown his face. Seven years of feeding off the poor and the mugs who keep coming back for more straitening and punishing have filled them out to the point where they all but preceded him offstage.

So he's off to hobnob with the NeoCons as they prepare to fill their pockets with the spoils of the mess left in Iraq. Which, along with oil distribution, is the real reason for this war.

See also:
Aaron Patrick: Australians may get small jobs
Bernard Barrett: After The War: Iraqi Occupation Will Be Outsourced To Mercenaries
Jonathan Steele in Damascus: Read the small print: the US wants to privatise Iraq's oil
Alan Ramsey: Ink dry on war script a year ago

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