Carl Hiaasen (Miami Herald): Iraq war is boon for Halliburton

[Dudley_DUright]

McDonald's sells Happy Meals. Halliburton Co. sells invisible ones.

The mammoth defense firm once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney has suspended outstanding food bills of $174.5 million until it can resolve an embarrassing dispute with the Pentagon.

According to military officials, Halliburton invoiced the government for four million phantom meals that were never served to U.S. troops in Kuwait.

A Halliburton subsidiary, KBR, has the contract to feed all American service personnel in the war zone. Soldiers eat lots of food, and Halliburton has been making lots of money.

Too much money, according to the Army.

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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/8002847.htm

[reprehensor]

1. I'd like a Halliburger with cheese.

And can I super-size that.
Oh, yeah, a Coke 'Gusher'.
To go.

[Dudley_DUright]

2. That will be $300 dollars

Please pay the cashier over there with the Cheney mask on.

[ClintonTyree]

3. I say.............

get Clinton Tyree on the case. One look at that fire red, false eyeball and he'll scare the hell out of Cheney and Halliburton.

For those who don't know about ex-governor Tyree, he's a recurring character in Hiaasen's books. A very odd character indeed!