NBC: Halliburton, others evade Iran embargo

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7119752/

It's just another Halliburton oil and gas operation. The company name is emblazoned everywhere: On trucks, equipment, large storage silos and workers' uniforms.

But this isn't Texas. It's Iran. U.S. companies aren't supposed to do business here.

Yet, in January, Halliburton won a contract to drill at a huge Iranian gas field called Pars, which an Iranian government spokesman said "served the interests" of Iran.

"I am baffled that any American company would want to have employees operating in Iran," says Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "I would think they'd be ashamed."

[Frances]

1. I would think Susan Collins would be ashamed to be

a Republican.

[BadGimp]

2. lol

amen Frances, AMEN!

[Fridays Child]

7. Exactly. The vp candidate she, as a repub, has twice supported...

...presided over Halliburton's decision to circumvent the law by doing business via a Cayman Islands address. This was well known before the 2000 election.

Now, in 2005, it's a little late for Susan Collins to feign moral outrage.

[GetTheRightVote]

3. There are alot of strange, stupid people in the world

:kick:

[ohtransplant]

4. It's not the oil.

Riiiiiiiiight!

[Bozita]

5. Halliburton paid for "special treatment" and that's what they're getting

Don't forget Cheney's acquisition of Dresser ... along with all those asbestos lawsuits.

[applegrove]

6. Why not? They evaded the Iraq imbargo! n/t

[dflprincess]

8. I was just amazed that the MSM

reported on this.

[Melodybe]

9. yay! keep up with that link...

just for educational purposes at the very least.

[lovuian]

10. Hey its called capitalism !!! War is good for Halliburton!!!

;crazy:

[clem_c_rock]

11. Dude - they are going to bomb us

w/ their 2 caveman Nukes that they will aquire w/in the next 5 years.

I'm f***ing scared shitless.

sarcasm off/

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. "I would think they'd be ashamed." Halliburton is multinational

is is quite naive to invoke the word "shame" in regard to a multinational corporation. Who is that stupid woman anyway?