Hope.MD Foundation

The Hope.MD Corporate Challenge:

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

-Robert F. Kennedy

Gentlemen,

Greetings from sunny Kadamiyah Baghdad! Over the past year we have been working to set up a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation here in Iraq. As you may know, large organizations such as the UN, Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and Unicef have been forced to flee the violence here. We built this foundation to help the humanitarian crisis we see every day. As far as we can tell there are no other options.

We would like to offer you a friendly challenge. Using our own funding we have helped nearly a dozen children receive surgery for life threatening and disabling conditions they suffered in violent attacks. According to the revenue and income metrics below, it appears to us that you have considerably greater resources to help more children. We would like to challenge you to match, dollar for dollar, any contributions we are able to raise from the internet community.

We have juxtaposed the quotes of your corporate responsibility statements in your annual reports with pictures of what we are experiencing here on the ground. This is not intended to appear sensational or to imply culpability; it is simply meant to draw attention to a crisis that has gone unreported and unrepaired for far too long.

We realize you have a massive fiduciary responsibility to a wide range of constituents, and we genuinely intend to fairly portray the complexity of the challenges you face in your management decisions. That being said, we hope you will help us live up to the ethical standards you embrace and accept this challenge. We take you at your word when you speak of ideals designed to improve the human condition. However, we recall being told that all it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing. Which begs the question: what will you do?

Sincerely,

The Hope.MD Foundation

www.hope.md

Pre-war v. current financial data, per SEC Form 10-K and DEF-14A annual reports

Defense Contractors (top ten by US DOD payables)	Revenue ($ millions)			Post-Tax Net Income ($ millions)			CEO Compensation ($ millions)
	2002	2007	Increase	2002	2007	Increase	2002	2007	Increase
Lockheed Martin	26,578	41,862	15,284	500	3,033	2,533	11.7	18.6	6.9
Boeing	53,831	66,387	12,556	492	4,074	3,582	3.9	19.0	15.1
Northrop Grumman	17,206	32,018	14,812	64	1,790	1,726	9.4	20.6	11.2
General Dynamics	13,829	27,240	13,411	917	2,072	1,155	7.9	18.6	10.7
Raytheon	16,760	21,301	4,541	(640)	2,578	3,218	3.7	19.3	15.6
Halliburton	12,572	22,576	10,004	(998)	2,348	3,346	7.8	17.0	9.2
United Technologies	28,212	39,240	11,028	2,236	4,224	1,988	4.2	38.0	33.8
Science Applications Intl	6,095	8,061	1,966	19	391	372	2	6.9	4.9
Computer Science Corp	11,426	14,857	3,431	344	388	44	1.7	17.0	15.3
Humana Inc	422	25,290	24,868	142	834	692	1.7	10.3	8.6
	Total Increase:		$111,901 million	Total Increase:		$18,656 million	Total Increase:		$131 million

Oil Contractors (four primary MOI firms¹)	Revenue ($ millions)			Post-Tax Net Income ($ millions)			CEO Compensation ($ millions)
	2002	2007	Increase	2002	2007	Increase	2002	2007	Increase
Exxon-Mobil	204,500	390,328	185,828	11,500	40,610	29,110	5.5	16.7	11.2
Shell (²Netherlands)	*222,768	355,782	133,014	*9,656	31,926	22,270	*3.4	9.0	5.6
Total Inc (²*France)	150,734	233,365	82,631	8,752	19,896	11,144	3.5	4.1	0.6
British Petroleum- BP (²England)	*178,721	284,365	105,644	*8,395	21,169	12,774	'4.5	'4.1	(0.4)
	Total Increase:		$507,117 million	Total Increase:		$75,298 million	Total Increase:		$17 million
¹ Press Release, 19 June 2008, �NY Times/IHT, http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/19/africa/19iraq.php
² Data compiled via Form 20-F (international) in lieu of SEC 10-K & DEF-14A
* Publicly reported data after significant merger and acquistion activity; may include currency conversions, pro-forma calculations, or re-stated earnings. Data subject to standard variances between EU & US GAAP.
' CEO compensation data limited to base salary due to change in management, variances in lumped equity distributions (EDIP), and long term incentive payments (LTIP).

Corporate By-Law & Annual Report Quotes on Social Responsibility

At Lockheed Martin, we never forget who we are working for. Lockheed Martin... work[s] tirelessly to enhance the quality of life in communities where we live and work.

Global corporate citizenship refers to the work Boeing does in our diverse communities to improve our world... Simply put, our charge is to help the company and its employees realize our collective potential as a positive influence on the world, working in partnership with our diverse communities toward solutions to problems that affect us all.

Integrity in everything we do on behalf of Northrop Grumman remains a top priority. To have integrity as a company, we must each embrace it individually, acting ethically at all times and speaking up if we know, or even suspect, that unethical behavior is occurring.

This Code of Conduct for each of us as members of the Board of Directors embodies the commitment of General Dynamics Corporation to conduct its business in accordance with the very highest standards of ethical conduct...

Public domain image, reproduced with permission [Kadamiyah, Baghdad].

At Raytheon, all of our business relationships with customers, shareholders, employees, suppliers and host communities must rest on a foundation of integrity and trust. Our success is dependent on each individual's commitment to these enduring values and no success is worth the expense of compromising ethical behavior.

Halliburton people commit thousands of hours to community outreach projects -supporting schools, cleaning beaches and deserts, planting trees - because that's what it means to be a good neighbor.

Along with profitability and operational excellence, corporate responsibility is an essential priority at United Technologies Corporation (UTC). As our statement of values says, "Successful businesses improve the human condition. We maintain the highest ethical, environmental and safety standards everywhere..."

A commitment to ethical performance and integrity: SAIC people... are in Iraq, helping protect and support our men and women in uniform.

Public domain image, reproduced with permission [Kadamiyah, Baghdad].

Each of us is responsible for the propriety and consequences of our actions. Our conduct on behalf of Computer Science Corporation with customers, suppliers, the public and one another must reflect our high standards of honesty, integrity, and fairness.

Humana and its associates are working to give back to the community. By supporting local and national initiatives, and donating time and talent, we strive to make every community where we operate a better place to live.

As Tony Hayward, the [British Petroleum] group chief executive, affirms: "Our reputation, and therefore our future as a business, depends on each of us, everywhere, every day, taking personal responsibility for the conduct of BP's business".

Total respects the sovereignty of all States and refrains from intervening in or funding the political processes. However, we reserve the right to express to governments our position concerning our operations, employees and shareholders and our belief in the importance of respecting human rights. Through our operations, we contribute to the social and economic development in countries where we operate, particularly local communities.

ExxonMobil believes in creating a positive and lasting social impact by developing successful partnerships built on mutual trust and respect. We become an active participant in every community where we operate. We make community investments to support programs in our key focus areas of health, education and biodiversity.

Shell companies act in a socially responsible manner within the laws of the countries in which we operate in pursuit of our legitimate commercial objectives. Shell companies do not make payments to political parties, organizations or their representatives. Shell companies do not take part in party politics. However, when dealing with governments, Shell companies have the right and the responsibility to make our position known on any matters which affect us...

The Hope.MD Foundation Mailed This Challenge To:

Robert J. Stevens, CEO Lockheed Martin 6801 Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD 20817	W. James McNeary Jr., CEO The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-1596	Ronald D. Sugar, CEO Northrop Grumman 1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199

Nicholas D. Chabraja, CEO General Dynamics 2941 Fairview Park Dr. Suite 100 Falls Church, VA 22042-4513	William H. Swanson, CEO Raytheon Corporate Headquarters 870 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451	David J. Lesar, CEO Halliburton Inc. 5 Houston Center 1401 McKinney, Suite 2400 Houston, TX 77010

George David, CEO United Technologies United Technologies Bldg Hartford, CT 06101 (860) 728-7000	Ken Dahlberg, CEO Science Applications International 10260 Campus Point Drive San Diego, CA 92121	Van B. Honeycutt, Chairman Computer Science Corporation 2100 East Grand Avenue El Segundo, CA 90245 (310)615-0311

David A. Jones, Jr., Chairman Humana Inc. 500 W. Main St. Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 580-1000	Jorma Ollila, Chairman Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Carel van Bylandtlaan 30 2596 HR The Hague The Netherlands	R.W. Tillerson, Chairman Exxon-Mobil Corporation 5959 Las Colinas Boulevard Irving, TX 75039-2298

British Petroleum Plc. c/o Peter Sutherland, Chairman 1 St. James's Square London SW1Y4PD United Kingdom +44(0)2074964000	Thierry Desmarest, Chairman TOTAL S.A. 2, place de la Coupole La Defense 6 92400 Courbevoie France +33 (0)147 444546

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