Army has to turn over Halliburton docs

[sabra]

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060607-023522-7802r

Army has to turn over Halliburton docs

WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. district court judge has ordered the Army to release 14 documents, including six emails, dealing with the Halliburton oil contract in Iraq.

U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina also ordered the Army to give to the court an additional six documents for the court to review to make a further determination.

At issue is a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch, an anti-corruption public interest group. Judicial Watch believes the award of a multi-billion contract to Halliburton subsidiary KBR for the restoration of Iraq's oil fields may have been unduly influenced by Vice President Dick Cheney, who headed Halliburton for five years prior to joining President George. W. Bush's campaign.

The documents amount to 100 pages, according to Judicial Watch.

Three years ago Judicial Watch obtained and released an e-mail between the Army Corps of Engineers and another party that referenced the fact that the deal -- awarded in secret, without any competition, two weeks before the invasion of Iraq -- had been coordinated with the vice president's office.

[Atman]

1. Big deal.

Cheney will just say "No, the Army can't do that." And no one will do a damned thing about it.

[5X]

2. This is better than a rove indictment.

n/t

[NanceGreggs]

3. Of all of the proverbial 'nails' I want to see hammered ...

... into the Administration's coffin, THIS is the one I have looked forward to the MOST!

Thanks for passing along the good news!

[Frustratedlady]

4. Bless Judicial Watch, whoever you may be...

I'm sure nothing will come of it, but you've gotta hope one of these investigations will yield something.

[MADem]

11. They're actually a bunch of rightwing bastards

They made their name going after Clinton. But in order to stay in the news, they spread their "love" around. They don't go for egregious government waste....so, good enough, then.

[rodeodance]

5. this took place BEFORE the invasion!

.Three years ago Judicial Watch obtained and released an e-mail between the Army Corps of Engineers and another party that referenced the fact that the deal -- awarded in secret, without any competition, two weeks before the invasion of Iraq -- had been coordinated with the vice president's office.

[halobeam]

6. Eventually, luck runs out.

Is it time yet?

[warrens]

7. Larry Klayman may be a stooge

But every now and then, he hits one out of the park.

[Megahurtz]

8. Ha!

:spray:

[Betsy Ross]

9. Two weeks before the invasion?

This proves they had a plan for "after" the war. :sarcasm:, but now really.

[frylock]

10. i'm sure they'll be forthcoming..

they'll be released right after Cheney's energy meeting docs.

[acmavm]

12. They'll release them the same day they release the photos

and videos of torture in Abu Graib. You know, the ones the appeals court told them to let go months and months ago.