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An interesting story tonight on the news feeds. Will Halliburton Energy Services be affected by the recent sanctions of the US Government on Iran, or will Halliburton/Cheney dictate otherwise?

Recent reports in the New York Times and the Washington Post focus on US pressures on foreign companies and governments which are known to have business ties with Iran. Surprisingly, these reports make no mention of Halliburton Energy Services Inc, which has important investments in Iran’s energy sector.

Halliburton Energy, as we all know has direct links to the Vice President’s Office, most notably Dick Cheney being it’s CEO in the 1990s. What might not be as widely known is that ever since the start of the Bush administration, Halliburton was under Federal investigation for violating sanctions against Iran that were in place at the time. What makes this even more interesting is that some of these allegations began when Vice-President Cheney was Halliburton’s CEO!

When Cheney was CEO of Halliburton in 1998, he was quoted as saying, “I think we’d be better off if we’d backed off those sanctions [and] didn’t try to impose secondary boycotts on companies…trying to do business over there.”

Hypocrisy is alive and well in the Vice President’s Office!

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As released by the Associated Press. Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday accused the Democrat-led House of not supporting troops in Iraq and of sending a message to terrorists that America will retreat in the face danger.

Cheney called it a myth that “one can support the troops without giving them the tools and reinforcements they need to carry out their mission.”

What?

If I remember correctly, there were reports out of Iraq shortly after the war started that American troops were resorting to picking through scrap heaps to find materials to put on their vehicles for protection. And why were troops arriving in Iraq for active duty lacking personal protective vests, and other equipment to help make them safer? Why weren’t the calls from U.S Generals asking for more troops heeded in the beginning?

You complain about the Democrats not giving support to the troops now, but where were you four years ago? You claim the Democrats are not giving the troops in Iraq the materials they need to do their jobs now. But four years ago what did the Bush Administration spend the money on when the war financing spigot was wide open?

Mr. Cheney, every time you speak the world wonders if you are speaking as the Vice President of the United States, or the mouthpiece for Halliburton. What exactly is YOUR agenda Mr. Cheney?

Tags: Bush Administration, War in Iraq by vicezilla
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