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green73
09-13-2013, 05:49 AM
Google Jet Fleet Loses a Pentagon Fuel Perk

Google Inc. founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin may have to dig deeper to operate their fleet of private jets, after the U.S. Department of Defense ended a little-known arrangement that for years allowed the tech billionaires to travel on sharply discounted jet fuel bought from the Pentagon.

The agreement between the Google founders and the government, which started in 2007, ended Aug. 31 after officials at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—which sponsored the arrangement—opted not to renew it, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman.

The move followed discussions earlier this year between the Pentagon and NASA over whether the Google founders may have exceeded contract terms by using fuel for non-government flights, according to a letter from a Pentagon official released by Sen. Charles Grassley.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323864604579069730686941454.html

Interesting sidenote, In his interview with Ron Paul, Julian Assange said that Google executives often visit figures, such as him, as a sort of off-the-record representative of the state department. Can anybody deny that this company is simply an adjunct of the US gov't?

tod evans
09-13-2013, 06:13 AM
I have no doubt that Google will recoup the "losses" 100X over.