US says Halliburton deal includes operating Iraq oil fields
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Army has revealed for the first time that a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. has a contract encompassing the operation of Iraqi oil fields, a senior US lawmaker said.
Previously, the US Army Corps of Engineers had described the contract given to Halliburton -- run by Dick Cheney from 1995 to 2000 -- as involving oil well firefighting.
Representative Henry Waxman also said Halliburton's dealings with countries cited by Washington as state sponsors of terrorism, or members of the so-called "axis of evil", date back to the 1980s.
The dealings "appear to have continued during the period between 1995 and 2000, when Cheney headed the company; and they are apparently ongoing even today," said Waxman. - more here.
Halliburton is still making annual payments to its former chief executive, Dick 'Chicanery' Cheney.
May 6, 2003
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