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MiaCulpa Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:03 PM
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Nigeria Files Charges Against Cheney in Halliburton Bribery Scheme
Source: Truthout

Dick Cheney is officially a wanted man.

The former vice president was charged by Nigerian officials Tuesday along with eight other individuals in a bribery and conspiracy scheme over the construction of a liquefied natural gas facility in the country that took place while Cheney was chief executive of Halliburton.

Halliburton and its one-time subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), were also charged. KBR, which also has handled lucrative US government support contracts for US troops in Iraq and elsewhere, was spun off from Halliburton in 2007 into a separate company...

Read more: http://www.truth-out.org/nigeria-files-charges-against-cheney-halliburton-bribery-scheme65748



At least someone is charging one of the kabal with something.
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downeyr Donating Member (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:10 PM
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1. This is the first good news I've seen all day. n/t
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Newsjock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:11 PM
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2. I guess Nigeria's extradition treaty with the USA isn't worth squat anymore
Rest of the world, take notice.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:19 PM
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3. Compare and contrast this with the Assange case
Assange, who is a mere whistle blower, and Cheney, who is a war criminal. Assange will be dragged around the world from courtroom to courtroom, and Cheney is still wheezing around free.

That's some f*ked up world we're living in.
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bluesmail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:42 PM
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4. Seems all I do is recommend threads that I know are not going to produce $hit! eom
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