When a US soldier is killed in Iraq, his family gets up to $12,000 in compensation.
In July 2000, shares of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) were trading at around $20.
After five years of fake war, Lockheed is currently at $106.79, a 5X increase.
Robert Stevens, the CEO of Lockheed, holds 1,023,100 shares. At $106 per share, that's over $106m. Mr. Stevens also has an $18m annual salary.
The family of Specialist Darius T. Jennings, a 22-year old Black soldier from Cordova South Carolina who was killed in Iraq, got $12,000.
Robert Stevens, the CEO of Lockheed, has earned close to $200 million with Iraq.
yrs, andreas www.andreas.com----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:09 PM Subject: The Patriots of Wall Street
Defense stocks hit new highs September 26, 2007: 04:02 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) - Defense stocks on Wednesday hit new highs as Defense Secretary Robert Gates requested an extra $42 billion in funding from Congress to cover military costs in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008.The AMEX Defense Index, which tracks 14 major defense company stocks, rose 14.25 to a high of 1,686.72 in afternoon trading. Since last year, the index has risen roughly 47 percent, outperforming the broader S&P 500 index, which has climbed nearly 15 percent over the same period.
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