http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1449676War protesters target Halliburton's Carrollton offices
By Stacy Wright , Staff Writer 04/21/2004
The protesters, coordinated by the Dallas Peace Center, wanted to draw attention to the war in Iraq and the profits they believe huge corporations such as Halliburton, a major provider of oil and gas products and services, are making from the war.
Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root runs food lines, washes laundry, delivers mail, builds bases and performs other duties in Iraq. KBR also provides Iraq with gasoline. Halliburton holds U.S. government contracts in Iraq valued at $9 billion.
The company is facing allegations that it is overcharging the government. The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Defense are investigating the fuel charges.
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"Halliburton is getting away with both war crimes and accounting crimes," state Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) said. He said the group picked Thursday - the day income tax returns were due -- to start protesting to show people how many tax dollars are being spent in Iraq. Burnam said there is a war profit and he believes it's being run out of the president's office.
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Page said nobody knows what's going on and that's the problem - the lack of transparency.
Jawad said Congress need to have hearing and investigate or perhaps re-enact the excess profits tax.
Protestors plan to meet outside of Halliburton offices - on Belt Line Road near Webb Chapel -- from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer. "So many people just don't know," said Sherry Bollenbacher, coordinator of the protest. "We need to educate people and get more people involved."
Contact staff writer Stacy Wright at 972-538-2118 or at
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