Halliburton gets what it wants…they are the shadow US government… remember when Cheney suggested to Reagan that they look into privatizing American work instead of hiring “government employees”? Halliburton (with Dick Cheney as CEO) was appointed to do the study and surprise, surprise…they opted for privatizing.. and guess which company was chosen as the de facto American government??? drum roll please…. Halliburton.. Of Course! Read the following… Halliburton’s CEO is based in Dubai as is most of their operations… they just keep a US address for fake purposes..
Raymond J. Learsy
Scholar and Author of ‘Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future’
Posted: March 12, 2007 05:56 AM
$20 Billion Later Halliburton Moves Headquarters to Dubai
Politics News
Business must be slowing down in Iraq. After booking over $20 billion in revenues from its work in Iraq, some on no bid contracts and now under Congressional scrutiny for both the quality of its work and billing practices, Halliburton is moving its headquarters from Houston to Dubai. The company together with its KBR unit has been the Pentagon’s largest contractor in Iraq.
The move is being met with outrage on Capitol Hill. Senator Patrick Leahy (D. Vermont) and chairman of the judiciary committee voiced his anger, “This is an insult to the U.S. soldiers and taxpayers who paid the tab for their no bid contracts and endured their overcharges for all these years”.
Halliburton’s chief executive David Lesar told reporters, “At this point in time we clearly see there are greater opportunities in the eastern hemisphere than the western hemisphere”. Halliburton did say it would maintain its legal registration in the United States. You see, that’s not altogether unimportant if you want to continue doing business with the Pentagon.
Halliburton gets what it wants…they are the shadow US government… remember when Cheney suggested to Reagan that they look into privatizing American work instead of hiring “government employees”? Halliburton (with Dick Cheney as CEO) was appointed to do the study and surprise, surprise…they opted for privatizing.. and guess which company was chosen as the de facto American government??? drum roll please…. Halliburton.. Of Course! Read the following… Halliburton’s CEO is based in Dubai as is most of their operations… they just keep a US address for fake purposes..
Raymond J. Learsy
Scholar and Author of ‘Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future’
Posted: March 12, 2007 05:56 AM
$20 Billion Later Halliburton Moves Headquarters to Dubai
Politics News
Business must be slowing down in Iraq. After booking over $20 billion in revenues from its work in Iraq, some on no bid contracts and now under Congressional scrutiny for both the quality of its work and billing practices, Halliburton is moving its headquarters from Houston to Dubai. The company together with its KBR unit has been the Pentagon’s largest contractor in Iraq.
The move is being met with outrage on Capitol Hill. Senator Patrick Leahy (D. Vermont) and chairman of the judiciary committee voiced his anger, “This is an insult to the U.S. soldiers and taxpayers who paid the tab for their no bid contracts and endured their overcharges for all these years”.
Halliburton’s chief executive David Lesar told reporters, “At this point in time we clearly see there are greater opportunities in the eastern hemisphere than the western hemisphere”. Halliburton did say it would maintain its legal registration in the United States. You see, that’s not altogether unimportant if you want to continue doing business with the Pentagon.