Halliburton Iraq oil deal investigated

[Bread and Circus]

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/1004/06iraq.html?UrAuth=aNaNUObNVUbTTUWUXUUUZTUcUZUaU]UcTYWYWZV

http://tinyurl.com/4lkc9

Halliburton Iraq oil deal investigated

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
Published on: 10/05/04

WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee investigating Iraq's oil-for-food program expanded its probe to the Bush administration Tuesday, agreeing to subpoena documents on U.S. postwar management of oil revenues and, if necessary, audits on contracts for reconstruction projects, including one given to Halliburton Co.

Democrats on the House Government Reform subcommittee on national security said there should be a full investigation of the Bush administration's refusal to release audits of Halliburton's $1.5 billion noncompetitive contract to repair oil production facilities. The Houston-based oil services company was headed by Dick Cheney before he became vice president.

Failure to release the information, said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), would appear hypocritical and arrogant and "reinforce the image that our primary goal was to seize control of the oil."

Congress, said Democrats, needs to know what happened to oil revenues when the United States took over their management between May 2003 and June 2004. Since then, management has been turned over to the interim Iraqi government.

[althecat]

1. Gosh that was fast... Waxman is really on his toes

[cheshire]

2. I thought this was dead, sorry I don't want to subscribe to every paper

to read all so thanks for writing so much. I am still suprised at how many things are still brought up about these people. They may just burn in hell right here on earth.

[althecat]

3. The committee might like to look at this too

Cheney's Halliburton Helped Saddam Siphon UN $Bns
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0410/S00132.htm

&

Cheney's Lamest Excuse Yet
http://www.thenation.com/thebeat/index.mhtml?bid=1&pid=1892

[saracat]

4. Maybe this is the Oct.surprise!

[Quadrajet]

5. Some troll on the freeper site...

...has posted this issue twice, both times the poster was banned. I haven't been able to find anything on there about it either, like they're trying to keep it hush hush.

If true, could this be the nail in the coffin for the current administration?