Houston exec gets top Iraq energy post

[Nottingham]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2113946

Houston exec gets top Iraq energy post
By DAVID IVANOVICH
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON -- Houston's Robert E. McKee III, a former ConocoPhillips executive, has been appointed the new senior adviser to the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
He will replace Philip J. Carroll, the one-time head of Shell Oil Co. who has overseen the often tumultuous effort to jump-start Iraq's oil sector for less than five months.

His selection as the Bush administration's energy czar in Iraq already is drawing fire from Capitol Hill because of his ties to the prime contractor in the Iraqi oil fields, Houston-based Halliburton Co. He's the chairman of a venture partitioned by the giant Houston oil well service and engineering firm.



The Coalition Provisional Authority, in a brief statement released from Baghdad Monday, said McKee would take over as senior adviser next month.
He will report to L. Paul Bremer, the civil administrator of occupied Iraq, and serve as the liaison with Iraq's newly reconstituted oil companies

[Nottingham]

1. He is a Very Very Rich Man! Waxmen had a Great comment

"The administration continues to create the impression that the fox is in charge of the hen house," said Rep. Henry Waxman of California, ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee and a persistent critic of the Halliburton contract.

"Given Mr. McKee's close relationship with Halliburton, he's an odd choice to hold them accountable for the billions of dollars they are charging American taxpayers."

Ya gotta love it! :bounce:

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Cronyism: They do it in their Country Clubs,

they do it in their Rotary Clubs, why should it suprise anyone that they do it in their politics?

[FlashHarry]

2. Kick

My, my. How surprising.

[lostnfound]

4. Take our city administrators (too), PLEASE!

I laugh out loud when I read about Houston city officials receiving assignments from Bush. I lived in Houston for a few years and can tell you its roads are in pitiful condition, city services are minimal, yet property taxes are exorbitant.

But I applaud the fact that Houston's 'Chief Administrator' Haines has resigned to go help 'rebuild Iraq'. He will be "part of a team working in Baghdad to reconstruct Iraq 's infrastructure and restore local governance."

After 5 years of Administrator Haines, Houston streets are like a 3d world country. The Chronicle even admits he 'has been blamed for the state of the city's finances'.

Iraq was (tyranny aside) well respected in the 70s and early 80s for its infrastructure -- I'm sure they have some unemployed architects, contractors and engineers around. But perhaps no one of the caliber of Mr. Haines. Here you go, Iraq, take him. He's our gift to you.

[Nottingham]

5. Hey LostNfound! Its amazing to see Houston home to Bush Buds

Enron ...........Ken Lay
Halliburton.....Cheney
Chevron/Shell.............now!

Texans Texans Texans!

:bounce:

[leesa]

6. Maybe we'll get lucky and ALL the rich filth will relocate to Iraq