Tuesday, September 7, 2004

Dick Cheney and Haliburton

 Dick Cheney and Big Oil

Dirt on Dick Cheney Haliburton's Destructive Engagement Corpwatch Cheney Led Haliburton to Feast at the Federal Trough
  • As chief executive of Halliburton Company, Dick Cheney profited directly from the sanctions placed on Iraq after the Gulf War.
    (In These Times, Nov. 13)
      
  • U.S. embassies assisted Cheney firm.
    (Associated Press, Oct. 26)
      
  • Cheney's standard of living soars in private sector.
    (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 19)
     
  • Dick Cheney is confused about how he made money; government loans and contracts helped Cheney and Halliburton make millions, Gore campaign says.
    (New York Times, Oct. 11) (free registration required)
      
  • GOP ticket just loves corporate welfare.
    (Lars Erik Nelson column, New York Daily News, Oct. 11)
      
  • The attack by Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, on media barons has intimidated the country's powerful tycoons, shattering their cozy world of corruption and inside dealing.  (New York Times Magazine, Oct. 8)
      
  • Dick Cheney Needed to Come Clean; Why Joe Lieberman Didn't Out Him. (commentary by David J. Ledermann, a Detroit attorney. (TomPaine.Com. Oct. 6)
      
  • Bush-Cheney campaign turns spotlight on Halliburton.
    (Dallas Morning News, Sept. 20)
      
  • Dick Cheney's role in the compensation packages of other CEOs could add a complicating factor to his defense of the $13.6 million in stock and options that he received after leaving Halliburton to become Texas Gov. George W. Bush's running mate. (Washington Post, Aug. 30)
      
  • Mixed reviews for Cheney in chief executive role at Halliburton. (New York Times, Aug. 24) (Free registration required)
      
  • Out of D.C., Cheney still carried clout (Chicago Tribune, Aug. 10) (Free registration required)
      
  • Cheney linked to oil-loans funding. (the Guardian, London, Aug. 5)
      
  • Primary ways to nail jelly. (Harold Evans commentary, the Guardian, London, Aug. 7)
      
  •  

    No comments: