Why was Vinnell Corp. targeted in Saudi Arabia?
You’re dealing with a monarchy where there’s no democratic rights, no women’s rights, where they engage in practices like public beheadings. It shouldn’t be so surprising that Vinnell Corp., a company that’s hired as the internal training services for that monarchy, would be targeted by opposition forces. The Pentagon said that they didn’t hit a military sight, but this company is, of course, retired military guys on contract to the Saudi government brokered by the Pentagon. You can’t get much more military than that. What do companies like Vinnell say about the Bush administration’s claims that it is bringing democracy in the Middle East? The Vinnell contract goes back to the 1970s. It was during Donald Rumsfeld’s first tour as defense secretary that they cut the original deal. Look at the way the U.S. has approached the rebuilding of Iraq, where they used secret bids to give contracts to private companies connected to Bush’s inner circle, companies like Halliburton and Bechtel. The w
