Halliburton Offers Nigeria $250 Million in Exchange for Dropping Charges Against Cheney, Company

[ProudDad]

"Nigerian authorities said Tuesday they may drop bribery and corruption charges against Halliburton and former Vice President Dick Cheney over bribes company executives paid to government officials during Cheney's tenure as head of the oil services firm in exchange for securing contracts to build a liquefied natural gas facility in the country.

"Last weekend, Nigeria's anti-corruption unit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), met with representatives for Halliburton and Cheney in London in an attempt to hammer out a deal. Halliburton reportedly offered to pay $250 million in fines to settle the case."

http://www.truth-out.org/halliburton-offers-nigeria-250-million-exchange-dropping-charges-against-cheney-company65957

Gee, I wonder how much of that Darth cheney has to pony up...

None? That's what I thought...

[csziggy]

1. Halliburton tries to settle bribery case with a bribe

Hmmmm......

[the redcoat]

2. You don't take the plea bargain if you're innocent. nt

[sakabatou]

3. Bribery at its clearest

[iamtechus]

4. It just shows to go you:

Eric Holder is not too swift. He coulda squeezed that 250 mil outta Haliburton for us.

[mmonk]

5. Thanks. I'll have to correct the piece I'm working on.

I had $500 million.

[Poll_Blind]

6. Notice how quickly this all came- and is almost "resolved". I find that terribly interesting.

I think there are lots of ways a person could find this enthralling to ponder. For me, right now, I'm thinking about how helpless we feel in America, as citizens, well-aware of the crimes committed, many of us able to rattle at least a half-dozen actionable, well-documented infringements of the law.

And without necessarily intending to insult it, I juxtapose the relative backwardness of Nigeria in general and their ability to force such a favorable conclusion- with our own pligh and the seeming inability influence a corporate/political steamroller which brought Bush/Cheney into power and allowed them to leave power without being forced into shackles for their crimes.

Could anyone reading this article or the previous articles about this not find it interesting?

I admit I really have little idea what to make of it. Like a scientist observing a phenomena they cannot explain but which they can describe the existence of through an empirical experiment.

PB

[glinda]

9. My guess is there is a US Government tie in.

[Foo Fighter]

7. Wonder if Obama sent Bill Clinton over to hammer out the deal. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. Why don't the Nigerians force Hallibut and Cheney into bankruptcy

[Rex]

10. 250mil? I thought it was $500mil?