Just exactly what does Halliburton do?

[gumby]

Haven't spent a lot of time on research, but what exactly does Halliburton "produce" except for maybe some oil pipeline products?

I keep hearing that Halliburton is the "only" company capable of doing -- such and such -- from providing food to US soldiers and rebuilding the oil infrastructure in Iraq to rebuilding New Orleans.

Well, it seems that Hallibuton's efforts have been complete failures in Iraq, including serving rancid food to U.S. soldiers.

Where is the Media????????????

It seems that Halliburton is nothing more than a front company. What do they actually do?

I suspect that their REAL business is the sale of WMD. Other than that, WHAT DO THEY REALLY DO? except pose as a gatekeeper of sub-contractors for the politically connected?

So, what does Halliburton actually do?

[Eric J in MN]

1. They take billions of our tax dollars,

then they give a little money to a subcontractor to paint a school in Iraq.

[WildClarySage]

2. Swindle American taxpayers into enriching their stockholders.

[Tace]

3. From Their Web Site:

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industries. The Company adds value through the entire lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs.

[PDittie]

4. Build kitchens and serve food to the military overseas

and a whole shitpot of other things.

[jeff30997]

5. You're too curious.Stay where you are,we're sending the goons.

-Mr Halliburton.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Steal taxpayer money.

[PowerToThePeople]

10. beat me to it. =) n/t

[AtomicKitten]

22. Great minds like alike.

[babylonsister]

7. Damn good question. Something totally outside of the realm

of any other company in the continental US, because they are getting the bulk of the contracts in New Orleans, doncha know? No one else can do it better! :sarcasm:
And as far as Iraq? Promotion of war = profits.

[Kat45]

8. Their industry is "oil field services"

I used to index investment banking reports for a database and I was aware of many companies/industries. I remember Halliburton, listed in "oil field services." Sounds like the definition has been expanded quite a bit.

[NVMojo]

9. that huge sucking sound coming from DC is Halliburton at our trough ...

[Warren DeMontague]

11. They're in the WCC/RUO Industry.

Well Connected Cronies

Ripping Us Off.

[leesa]

12. They make billions rebuilding what the Bush Crime Family blows up.

[babylonsister]

17. Think about that. How true. They knew anything the 'family' was

involved in, would implode! And it worked! :(

[Lannes]

13. Engulf and Devour

..

[tridim]

14. It's suspicious that they always seem to have plenty of reserve employees

to do anything King Bush asks. It's almost as if they're a company specifically built to service Bush's bullshit wars.

[shenmue]

15. They steal things and kill people

Technically they are supposed to do crazy things like provide food service and uniforms to our troops. In reality, they are a front set up to deposit taxpayer money directly into Dick Cheney's bank account.

[gumby]

16. Thank You All.

I now think that Halliburton is the same entity as Enron.

A company that does nothing more than a cashectomy on the shareholders, employees and the U.S. government (thanks to us taxpayers).

Cheney has made it possible that the Nothing Company steals Our tax dollars that are then recycled to pay for more GOP graft that produces NOTHING.

[KingFlorez]

18. Rip us off

[Auntie Bush]

19. They make "The Dick" and all his buddies millionaires.

Halliburton stocks have increased about 3000%.

[enid602]

20. Halliburton

I think it was founded by Lady Bird Johnson's family.

[Historic NY]

21. Suck on the public tit..........

[harlinchi]

23. Got an international emergency? Need bases, poorly and slowly...

...built? Call Halliburton! Got a domestic emergency? Need housing slowly and poorly built? Call Halliburton! Need any of this done for the next ten years? Only call Halliburton. And, coming soon to a domestic emergency near you, do 'ya need domestic security to prevent locals from observing your goons while they loot and pillage? Call Blackwater!

[curt_b]

24. Good Book for You

The Halliburton Agenda: The Politics of Oil and Money," by Dan Briody,
Wiley, 2004

It traces both Halliburton & Kellog Brown Root from their inception through a continually corrupt history (corrupt Texas politicians play a big role from the late 1930s to the present). According to Briody, they elected LBJ to the House and he was in their pocket during his entire career. Easy, informative read.

[myrna minx]

25. The same thing they do every night, TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

*point*
:evilgrin: