Opposing Views (Halliburton)

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Cheney's Role in Halliburton Contracts Debated Cheney's Role in Halliburton Contracts Debated: "Critics believe Vice President Dick Cheney steered work to the company he once headed. But industry experts say Halliburton likely won the deal for other reasons." By John Burnett. [NPR] (Opposing Views) http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1567430 Halliburton's Mission Halliburton's Mission: Editorial by Dave Lesar, CEO of Halliburton. "The services for the military, in fact, produce a profit of only a few cents on the dollar -- we do this work because it is important." [Wall Street Journal] (Opposing Views) http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004181 No 'Cronyism' in Iraq No 'Cronyism' in Iraq: "The premise of the accusations [of cronyism] is completely contrary to the way government contracting works, both in theory and in practice." By Steven Kelman, former administrator of Office of Federal Procurement Policy. [Washington Post] (Opposing Views) http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A6691-2003Nov5 Halliburton Halliburton: Home page of Halliburton with links to many newspaper articles rebutting critics' allegations of improper conduct. (Opposing Views) http://www.halliburton.com/ Examining Halliburton's 'Sweetheart' Deal in Iraq Examining Halliburton's 'Sweetheart' Deal in Iraq: "Halliburton has what appears to be a super sweetheart deal, but military contracting experts say the reality is quite a bit more complicated." By John Burnett. [NPR] (Opposing Views) http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1559574.html Halliburton's High-Power Ties to U.S. Government Halliburton's High-Power Ties to U.S. Government: "The giant Texas-based corporation landed many lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts, which many consider a problem because Cheney is Halliburton's former CEO. [John] Burnett reports that the company's high-profile federal government connections ha (Opposing Views) http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1569364 Army Corps Clears Halliburton Army Corps Clears Halliburton: "The head of the Army Corps of Engineers quietly exonerated Halliburton Co. of any wrongdoing in a Kuwait fuel-delivery contract that Pentagon auditors asserted has overcharged the U.S. government by more than $100 million." By Neil King. (Opposing Views) http://webreprints.djreprints.com/903110980199.html Cynics Without a Cause Cynics Without a Cause: Editorial by David Brooks that when it comes to Halliburton, "the democratic presidential candidates are content simply to repeat demagogic and misleading applause lines." [New York Times] (Purchase required.) (Opposing Views) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/opinion/11BROO.html Piling on Halliburton Piling on Halliburton: Editorial by Dave Lesar, CEO of Halliburton, rebutting charges of "war profiteering" on fuels shipped from Kuwait, kickbacks from a Kuwaiti contractor, and overcharging on monogrammed towels and lease vehicles. [Washington Post] (Opposing Views) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24743-2004Mar2.html