Haliburton is NOT off the hook, as some news articles reported

[BuckeFushe]

Army OKs Halliburton Waiver for Oil Deal
Tue January 6, 2004 11:04 AM ET
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Ross Adkins said the waiver was not tied to the Pentagon's audit of Halliburton, the oil services company once run by Vice President Dick Cheney, but was done to ensure much-needed fuel reached the Iraqis.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers head Lt. Gen. Robert Flowers signed a waiver on Dec. 19 ruling that Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root did not have to provide "cost and pricing data" related to a sole-source contract with a Kuwaiti company to deliver hundreds of million of gallons of fuel.

"This is not linked to the draft audit and should be looked at as a separate issue," Adkins said when asked to comment on a Wall Street Journal story that said the waiver meant Halliburton had effectively been cleared of allegations of overpricing raised by Pentagon auditors.

"What we are doing is a step to continue to have fuel flowing into the country," he added. "This means they can have a sole source situation because there is no other source in the region for the fuel."
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So, in spite of the attempt by the WSJ to take the heat off of Halliburton, and the mindless reporting by other news outlets, when you dig deep enough, you find the truth.

http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=PTLWAYKV02T44CRBAEOCFEY?type=businessNews&storyID=4080981

You may have to paste entire link to read article

[cthrumatrix]

1. let's see if the media will "correct themselves"...this is rove trick

they should question shrub on it

[htuttle]

2. "there is no other source in the region for fuel"

Sillly me. For some reason I thought the Persian Gulf was awash in petroleum. Can't get another source in the region? Wow.

Remind me never to send one of those DoD geniuses out to buy coffee...

[bejust]

3. the marrige from "hell" Bush, Cheyne, Halliburton.

my son was captured by the Iranian revolutionary guard while providing escort security for Halliburton employees. It's not a popular subject for the White House Staff or the Pentagon. My son is home now and prefers to move on with his life. A wish I must honor. However I have a strong distrust for anything released by the White House or the Pentagon. I have tried to vent by frustration on my web site. http://truthgoneawol.homestead.com

[cthrumatrix]

4. have you shared this with others...do they want bush out?

what has been your expereince with your web site?

[bejust]

5. web site

actually I have. Originally the military didn't want to send him home. He was only held for 29 hrs. The military wanted to send him back to his unit after his release. We conducted an e-mail assault on senators and congressmen just to get him sent home. All the officials were content with that accomplishment. Basically I feel the word was sent down from the white house to keep a lid on it. So, it was literally muted. We have consulted a few lawyers, their interested at first. I feel everyone is afraid of Halliburton's legal staff. Because most of his injuries were emotional as opposed to physical they feel any settlement would fall far short of the expense of bringing Halliburton to trial.

Most people on the street are concerned and don't trust the Bush Administration either. Sad to say most feel overwhelmed.

My son is undergoing a divorce and child custody hearings and really can't cope with any additional complications. So this will pass on as does most of the trash the Bush Administration puts out.

Thanks for your concern,
Bill

[ima_sinnic]

6. great job on your web site!

and I am going to link to it from mine in my next update of my "links" page.

But may I suggest you give your site a title and a subtitle that succinctly expresses your "mission statement"? JMHO--not sure what to call it when I cite it.