($500 million) Iraq deal awarded to Blum venture (Diane Feinstein's husband) to fix energy grid

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 3-13-2004 | David R Baker

[A_Niceguy_in_CA]

Perini Corp., a Massachusetts construction company partially owned by the investment firm of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband, landed a $500 million contract Friday to repair southern Iraq's electricity grid.

Perini is one of several American firms mobilized to restore Iraq's electricity under a series of contracts issued by the Pentagon this week. On Friday, Washington Group International won a $500 million contract to restore power in northern Iraq.

[OXENinFLA]

Oh boy!

[Piquaboy]

How could they possibly beat out Haliburton?

[Miss Marple]

Can we now expect Senator Feinstein to shut up about Halliburton?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We said we'd let the Germans and maybe the Frenchies in for a piece...

[Desdemona]

Can we now expect Senator Feinstein to shut up about Halliburton?

we can only hope.

[CasearianDaoist]

This kind of stuff should be stopped, and on both sides of the aisle. The corruption in this country is reaching banana republic levels. Government workse and elected politicians should have their spouse's assets should also be in a blind trust and they or anyone in there families should not be allowed to bind on anything remotely connected to a government contract.

[OXENinFLA]

Yeah, Right.

Just one sec. what Committees is she on?

[StriperSniper]

How many judges do we get out of this deal?

A spokesman for Blum Capital Partners said the investment firm plans to reduce its stake in Perini to less than 14 percent.

It's called 'cashing out'.

"I'm not knowledgeable of any efforts he's made on the company's behalf," Band said, "and that's the way it should be."

He doesn't have to make any efforts, his wife does.

[OXENinFLA]

http://feinstein.senate.gov/biography.html

Senator Feinstein currently serves on the following committees:




Judiciary Committee
Ranking member of the Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
Subcommittee
Crime, Corrections and Victims Rights Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee
Ranking member of the Military Construction Subcommittee
Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Agriculture Subcommittee
Interior Subcommittee
Defense Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Water and Power Subcommittee
Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
Select Committee on Intelligence
Rules and Administration Committee

[international american]

Blum has been doing this for years.China too! Never nailed him yet!!

[StriperSniper]

http://feinstein.senate.gov/committees.htm

[Xenalyte]

Can we now expect Senator Feinstein to shut up about Halliburton?

Good luck with that, there.

Pat Gray, an inimitable and hilarious morning host here in Houston, plays the Mordor theme whenever a caller mentions Halliburton, and the Imperial Theme from "Star Wars" when callers bring up Enron.

[Mo1]

Didn't they win a big project last year in Iraq also??

[Maria S]

"He's an investor," Blicksilver said. "He has no say in any of this stuff. "


I find it interesting that when it comes to Halliburton, this type of approach was NOT used when referring to Dick Cheney. He apparently still controls EVERY aspect of Halliburton, even though he has not been with them for several years.

[Miss Marple]

Well, well, well.

Ranking member of the Military Construction Subcommittee

[NormsRevenge]

Chocolate Mountain

[PsyOp]

Hope they do a better job than they did with California's grid.