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Re:Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killi... by ArkyBeagle on Thursday March 03, 2016 @12:58PM (#11218568)
Some of those guys were severely burned by the Iraqi Adventure. SFAIK, Halli divested of Brown-Root.

Big Engineering like that might as well be politics. And this makes me think of the St. Francis Dam.

"It's Chinatown, Jake."

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Re:Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killi... by kough on Thursday March 03, 2016 @01:32PM (#11218819)
I watched that movie while coming down (ok, failing to come down) from my first acid trip. Not the right choice. Great movie though.
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Re:Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killi... by samstave on Thursday March 03, 2016 @02:54PM (#11219516)
That was a funny and unexpected comment...

What movie are you talking about?

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Re:Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killi... by turkishrevenge on Thursday March 03, 2016 @03:03PM (#11219595)
I'm guessing "Chinatown"
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Re:Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killi... by ArkyBeagle on Thursday March 03, 2016 @08:43PM (#11221482)
You are correct, sir.
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