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Stock prices, July 2003:

Boeing $33
Halliburton $22
Lockheed Martin $52
Fluor $34

Stock closings, today, August 23, 2006:

Boeing $76.36
Halliburton $33.41 (Halliburton's stock split 2:1 on Monday, July 17, 2006, after it closed at $73.90 the Friday before)
Lockheed Martin $84.32
Fluor $85.06

These companies are the main beneficiaries of the war in Iraq. More information and commentary on this phenomenon can be found in the latest Harper's Magazine.