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"The problem is that the good Lord didn't see fit to always put oil and gas resources where there are democratic governments" -- Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney, 1997

The relationship between Halliburton and Vice President Dick Cheney and the secrecy surrounding the process by which Halliburton has received multi-million dollar reconstruction contracts have raised serious concerns in Congress and elsewhere. Adding to the controversy is Halliburton's dealings with countries like Iraq, Iran and Lybia, and their subsidiary's (Kellogg Brown and Root) past cost overrun's and questionable performance track record.

Background

The Cheney Connection

Halliburton Under Investigation

Performance Record

Overcharging the Government

Dealings with Dictators

Halliburton incorporates offshore to avoid taxes

Arianna Huffington's article

A sampling of contracts awarded to Halliburton and their subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root:

$7 billion contract to put out oil fires in Iraq, which could include production and distribution of Irai oil
10-year Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract from the Pentagon, with no cost limits
$115 million to design and construct an embassy compound in Afghanistan
$37.3 million to build 816 detention cells at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, where terrorist suspects captured in Afghanistan are held
a $5.3 million contract for emergency repairs to an oil and lubricants pier facility at Lajes Field, Azores
$2 million to reinforce the U.S. embassy in Uzbekistan.
$30 million contract for "security upgrades worldwide"
$10 million for "worldwide general contruction"

Sources: The U.S. State Department and Taxpayers for Common Sense

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