Halliburton suspends 140 million dollars in Iraq, Kuwait meal bills

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040217/ts_alt_afp/us_iraq_halliburton&cid=1506&ncid=1480

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US energy and services group Halliburton, once run by Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites), said it had suspended 140 million dollars in disputed invoices for meals served to US troops in Iraq (news - web sites) and Kuwait.


"It is important to understand that this is not any sort of admission. As a responsible government contractor it is the right thing to do," said Halliburton subsidiary KBR president and chief executive Randy Harl.


"KBR is a good steward of the taxpayers' dollars."


Halliburton had already agreed with the Pentagon (news - web sites)'s auditor, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to suspend KBR subcontractor billings of 34.5 million dollars.

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1. "Good steward of taxpayer dollars" -- right

Just as Bush is a good steward...like, say, Denethor.

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2. Is that why they're monogramming the towels with KBR

instead of the American Flag because they're good stewards of the taxpayers' dollars?