The sad thing is, I'm not anti-American and never have been or will be. Anyone with half a brain knows that the world need a strong America to act as a stabiliser and world hegemon. Bush is doing the opposite.
Pentagon probe finds Halliburton overcharging Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Pentagon auditors found that Vice President Dick Cheney's former company overcharged by possibly as much as $61 million for gasoline in Iraq, senior defense officials said today. Houston-based Halliburton apparently didn't profit from the overcharging, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The problem, the officials said, was that Halliburton paid a subcontractor too much for the gasoline in the first place. The Pentagon officials said the Halliburton subsidiary involved in Iraq reconstruction work, Kellogg, Brown & Root, also submitted a proposal for cafeteria services that was $67 million too high. The officials said the Pentagon rejected that proposal. The Pentagon officials said they were concerned about the problems with KBR's contracts, which were awarded without competitive bidding for up to $15.6 billion. "Contractor improprieties and/or contract mischarging on department contracts will neither be condoned nor allowed to continue," Dov Zakheim, the Pentagon's budget chief, said today. The defense officials, who are involved in the audit of the contracts, said the Pentagon was negotiating with KBR over how to resolve the fuel overcharging issue. Let me or you overcharge the US Gov 16 million and see if they negotiate on how to resolve it.... what a joke! Dear Sir, Pay Now! or goto the Fed Pen! Thank You SEC
America was becoming weak under Clinton. He cutted the defense budget and the economic growth wasn't impressive. Today, Bush have managed to jump the GDP up between 3%-4% which only you in UK can dream about. He has also gived the defense new tools to fight terrorism with etc the patriot act. You are clueless. btw.. I don't live in America. I live in Sweden and I growed up with leftist government media and I even have some communistic comrades(mates).
This is exactly MY POINT ..... everytime someone starts pinning a Bush Lover down and making them squirm ... They say look at Clinton .. look how bad He was .... SCREW CLINTON ........... He is now History ... we are talking about the here and now ... And George Bush is Screwing stuff up bad! Why do people feel the need to try to shift the conversation away from the fact that GEORGE BUSH IS A TERRIBLE PRESIDENT
Incorrect. An AP article suggests they "possibly overcharged." http://www.factcheck.org/article201.html http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/12/12/halliburton_faces_questions_on_overbilling/ This is no different than if the AP reported "Mr. Crow possibly consumated a relationship with a farm animal." Facts do matter
Because you cant say that someone suck if you have nothing to compare with. Anyway, for a big highly developed country, you must agree 4% growth is impressive, right?
Maybe because you put no effort into coming up with real facts. Like this post, where I corrected you: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=778224&postcount=15 Once you learned it was Clinton, you didn't have anything to say. Interesting... Facts do matter
Yes 4 percent is good , but a country always has a good growth rate when the are at war and occupying another country
And please tell me whats wrong with me consumating a relationship with a farm animal ... are you now saying it was wrong for my dad to love his sheep .... baaah baaaah
If you and your father are "into" sheep, that's no business of mine. I would encourage you to seek help though.
Ok so the people were lying to congress too? Halliburton employees tell Congress of gross misspending in Iraq by Madeleine Baran July 23, 2004 – Three former Halliburton employees allege that the company engaged in reckless and wasteful spending in Iraq, which included charging the government $45 for cases of soda and abandoning $85,000 trucks along the side of the road because of flat tires. The workers recounted these and other cases of overspending during testimony on Thursday before the House Government Reform Committee. James Warren, a former Halliburton truck driver in Iraq, told the committee, "It seemed like there was no end in sight for the money being spent." Two other truckers said that the company did almost no routine maintenance on its vehicles, simply leaving them behind on random roads when they broke down. Halliburton denies the allegations. Following the testimony, committee Republicans defeated a request to subpoena top Bush administration officials and obtain correspondence on the decision to give Halliburton a $2.5 billion no-bid contract in Iraq. © 2004 The NewStandard. All rights reserved. The NewStandard is a non-profit publisher that encourages noncommercial reproduction of its content. Reprints must prominently attribute the author and The NewStandard, hyperlink to http://newstandardnews.net (online) or display newstandardnews.net (print), and carry this notice. For more information or commercial reprint rights, please see the TNS reprint policy.
1. No 2. Why do you complain about the spending on the war in Iraq when you think that you get the money back?
OH AND THIS TOO .... All Things Considered, December 24, 2003 · Current criticism over Halliburton's lucrative Iraq contracts has some historians drawing parallels to a similar controversy involving the company during Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. Nearly 40 years ago, Halliburton faced almost identical charges over its work for the U.S. government in Vietnam -- allegations of overcharging, sweetheart contracts from the White House and war profiteering. Back then, the company's close ties to President Johnson became a liability. Today -- as NPR's John Burnett reports in the last of a three-part series -- Halliburton seems to be distancing itself from its former chief executive officer, Vice President Dick Cheney. The story of Halliburton's ties to the White House dates back to the 1940s, when a Texas firm called Brown & Root constructed a massive dam project near Austin. The company's founders, Herman and George Brown, won the contract to build Mansfield Dam thanks to the efforts of Johnson, who was then a Texas congressman. After Johnson took over the Oval Office, Brown & Root won contracts for huge construction projects for the federal government. By the mid-1960s, newspaper columnists and the Republican minority in Congress began to suggest that the company's good luck was tied to its sizable contributions to Johnson's political campaign. More questions were raised when a consortium of which Brown & Root was a part won a $380 million contract to build airports, bases, hospitals and other facilities for the U.S. Navy in South Vietnam. By 1967, the General Accounting Office had faulted the "Vietnam builders" -- as they were known -- for massive accounting lapses and allowing thefts of materials. Brown & Root also became a target for anti-war protesters: they called the firm the embodiment of the "military-industrial complex" and denounced it for building detention cells to hold Viet Cong prisoners in South Vietnam. Today, Brown & Root is called Kellogg, Brown & Root -- a Halliburton subsidiary better known as KBR. Related NPR Stories Dec. 22, 2003 Part 1: Examining Halliburton's 'Sweetheart' Deal in Iraq Dec. 23, 2003 Part 2: Cheney's Role in Halliburton Contracts Debated NPR News: Beyond the War in Iraq
Let me know when you find something more than allegations. When you find a company more qualified to do their work and actually has the resources to do it, let me know. Anyone can allege anything (the point of my post above, though I had no idea you were truly involved with sheep). A sucker will fall for them every time.
what a joke .......... you are definately brain washed by the Bin Lada Bush Team ... but then again you brought up the farm animals .. they want us to be like sheep .. they go you .. and got you good they do! BUT GT ... I dont always disagree with you , you make some good posts and I enjoy reading them. Just think your out to lunch on this topic and surely you think I am a few french fries short of a happy meal (I am) But I can agree to disagree
There is no such thing as a "Bin Lada Bush Team." When one's hatred is so deep rooted, that intentional and willful lying becomes an acceptable course of action, something is wrong.
OK so stop lying - you can do it.. be the first to step out ...come on I know you can! Here Lets Practice Bush is a liar! .....come on now you can do it! Take a deep breath, they can't hurt you Bush is a liar! .....come on now you can do it! Take a deep breath, they can't hurt you Bush is a liar! .....come on now you can do it! Take a deep breath, they can't hurt you Ok your almost there... now I want you to keep repeating that for the next 24 hours and tomorrow we will have you meet some people who are highly trained in helping people like you that are severly brainwashed. I tell you though ... it looks pretty bad, the Bin Lada Bush team has done a number on you! Dont worry we still can use electro shock therapy!
Did you know that thousands died there each day when Saddam was in power? Very few of them were troops, many were women and children.
LateHorn er ni Svensk ? Hvor kommer ni fra i Sverige? Jag brukte bo utanfor Stockholm i Tumba ... Jag Tycker om Sverige!!!!
Kommer från Norrland. Jag var i Stockholm igår för att söka jobb. Det var OK men jag ser fram emot att skaffa ett greencard och bo i USA. Måste bara bättra på mina engelskakunskaper så att jag kan prata flytande.