KE Rapid Response: Cheneys Halliburton did business with Iraq, Iran

[Skinner]

For Immediate Release
September 30, 2004

Cheneys Halliburton did business with Iraq, Iran; both were state sponsors of terrorism

CHENEY Said we had to go after Hussein because Iraq was a state sponsor of terrorism

REALITY: Cheneys Halliburton did business with Iraq, Iran; both were state sponsors of terrorism

While Cheney Was CEO, Halliburton Acquired Companies That Held Contracts With Saddam. Despite the fact that Cheney claimed that we've not done any business in Iraq since the sanctions are imposed, and I had a standing policy that I wouldn't do that, under Cheneys leadership, Halliburton acquired two subsidiaries which had signed contracts to sell more than $ 73 million in oil production equipment to Iraq under the oil-for-food program. The subsidiaries, based in France, sold water and sewage treatment pumps, spare parts for oil facilities and pipeline equipment to Baghdad through French affiliates from the first half of 1997 to the summer of 2000, U.N. records show. The subsidiaries traded with Iraq for more than a year under Cheney, signing nearly $30 million in contracts before Cheney sold off Halliburtons stake in the subsidiaries. (Washington Post, 6/23/01; Petroleum Economist, 6/93; ABC News, This Week, 7/30/00)

Under Cheney, Halliburton Subsidiaries Did Business In Iran. Under Cheneys leadership, Halliburton bought out Dresser Industries in 1998 and, subsequently, acquired Dressers subsidiary Kellogg Iran. A report release by New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson showed that Halliburton had opened an office in Iran under the name Halliburton Products and Services Ltd., its Cayman Islands subsidiary, in February 2000 and forecasts more than $39 million worth of services for 2003. A 60 Minutes report found little separation between Halliburton headquarters and their Cayman subsidiary and that if mail for the Halliburton subsidiary comes here, to this address, they reroute it to Halliburton headquarters in Houston. (Houston Chronicle, 12/15/03; Office of New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, 12/15/03; Halliburton Co. 10-Q, 5/7/04; Halliburton 10-K, 4/5/99; Russian Oil and Gas Report, 6/27/01; ABC, This Week, 7/30/00; New York Times, 9/10/02; CBS News, 60 Minutes, 1/25/04)

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[Cha]

1. Thanks, I love it in the debate when

Edwards keeps talking about the "reality" of the situation!

[Gabi Hayes]

2. so doesn't EDWARDS know this?

if he mentioned it in the debate, good, but it sounds like he didn't...hope I'm wrong

after skimming the threads on this, cursorily, I'll add, it seems that anybody here could be doind as good a job, or better, than Edwards so far

WTF is with him blowing the homerun question about Bush threatening the VETO the 87 billion package?

I started a thread on that the DAY Stephie questioned Kerry about that on This Week, during which he refused to even address the question

WHY do they avoid such a simple question, one which clearly redounds to their advantage?

etc, etc

I can't bear to watch, I'm afraid, cause I'll destroy my TV for sure, if I have to stomach that prix lying, sneering face for more than ten seconds

I turned it off after about that much time at the beginning

jesus

[robbedvoter]

3. Mixed Iran with Iraq. Infill deliberately only mentioned Iran.

Big lost opportunity.

[Carolinian]

6. Edwards brought it up at 3 times and talked about it at length twice.

Edwards was great. He talked to the common man and not just the intellects. He didn't get sucked into the voting record trap that Cheney kept trying to set. He came across as trustworthy while Cheney came across as a smart ass crook.

[indigo32]

4. Kick

[Bossy Monkey]

5. I kick, for what it's worth

In this firestorm, I don't know if anything can stay on the front page for as long as 5 minutes

[indie_voter]

7. YES!!!

WTG K/E

[arcos]

8. kick! n/t

[Nicholas_J]

9. Halliburton Products and Services of the Cayman Islands

Is largely reponsible for the ability of the Iranian government to pump oil at all. After the Ayatollah's Islamic Revolution the oil pumping equipment was falling to pieces, and no one in Iranm knew how to repaip or keep it running.

One must consider not only that Halliburton is skirting U.S> laws to do business with a nation that U.S. law forbids American companies from doing business with, but some part out of every dollar that Halliburton held Iran earn goes towards financing terrorists who have killed Americans around the world. WHich is simply to state that while Cheney was in Charge of Halliburton, he was s sponsor of terrorism.

[bear425]

10. kick n/t