Halliburton Exposed: Dick’s Dirty Little Secrets

A new Book is out by Pratap Chaterjee exposing Cheney’s dirty little Halliburton secrets, including:

•    The network of kickbacks, bribes and fraud involving employees and subcontractors of Halliburton/KBR in Kuwait and Iraq.
•    The inordinate number of no-bid government contracts that Halliburton/KBR has secured.
•    How Halliburton/KBR botched the repair of Iraq’s oil fields using Iraq’s own money.
•    The role Halliburton/KBR’s negligence has played in the deaths of American civilians and foreign workers, and the company’s subsequent refusal to acknowledge responsibility.
•    The “human trafficking” that Halliburton/KBR subcontractors use to lure foreign workers to Iraq with false promises.
•    Labor exploitation and an unofficial “caste system” perpetrated by Halliburton/KBR and its subcontractors, with sliding pay scales based on workers’ nationalities.
•    Free-flowing alcohol among high-level Halliburton/KBR executives in Muslim countries with strict legal prohibitions against these vices.
•    How U.S. government employees and military personnel have been disgraced and demoted when daring to blow the whistle on Halliburton/KBR’s questionable practices and accounting.
•    Halliburton/KBR’s dealings with corrupt subcontractors and others with questionable reputations.
•    The squandering of U.S. taxpayers’ money through gross overcharges on the part of Halliburton/KBR and its subcontractors.

When Dick Cheney was inaugurated as Vice President of the United States in January 2001, the shares of his former employer were beginning a long slide from a healthy $40 per share to $10 a share a year later. By January 2006, thanks to the company’s profits from the “war on terror,” Halliburton’s stock had skyrocketed to a historic high of $80 per share. As Pratap Chatterjee demonstrates, the company’s fortunes are irrevocably linked to the war in Iraq. And even as it answers its critics and faces government audits, Halliburton/KBR continues to be the predominant U.S. government contractor in the Iraq.

It is recommended by CorpWatch.org so that’s a pretty good endorsement ot me.