Halliburton out of the running
Dick Cheney's former employer won't have lead role in reconstructing Iraq
Halliburton, the energy and construction company once run by Vice President Dick Cheney, is no longer in the running for a $600 million contract to rebuilt post-war Iraq, according to the United States Agency for International Development.
The development is likely to spare Cheney, who was Halliburton's CEO from 1995-2000, and the Bush administration from conflict-of-interest criticism.
A spokesperson for USAID, Ellen Yount, said there are two remaining firms bidding on the contract. No decision has been made on who will be awarded it, she said...more [CNN-Money]
Another really good reason to avoid this company is the fact that they did over $20 million in trade with Iraq while it was illegal for US companies to do so. They got around this little problem by doing the work through their French susidiary. Funny how the France thing keeps coming up...mj
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