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'''Halliburton''' is an [[oil]] services company founded in 1919. | '''Halliburton''' is an [[oil]] services company founded in 1919. | ||
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After the [[Gulf War]] [[Dick Cheney]] was CEO. As [[Vice President]], Cheney and the company came under criticism for sweetheart deals and no-bid contracts to develop [[fracking]] technology and energy independence. It is estimated that Halliburton made $39.5 billion off the [[Iraq War]].<ref>https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war</ref> | After the [[Gulf War]] [[Dick Cheney]] was CEO. As [[Vice President]], Cheney and the company came under criticism for sweetheart deals and no-bid contracts to develop [[fracking]] technology and energy independence. It is estimated that Halliburton made $39.5 billion off the [[Iraq War]].<ref>https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war</ref> | ||
Dick Cheney personally received a payout of about $35 million from Halliburton when he left the company to join the ticket of presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]],<ref>https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/24/chris-matthews/chris-matthews-says-cheney-got-34-million-payday-h/</ref> and Cheney's total compensation from that company could have been far in excess of even that number. | Dick Cheney personally received a payout of about $35 million from Halliburton when he left the company to join the ticket of presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]],<ref>https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/24/chris-matthews/chris-matthews-says-cheney-got-34-million-payday-h/</ref> and Cheney's total compensation from that company could have been far in excess of even that number. | ||
| + | ==Camp Bondsteel== | ||
| + | Camp Bondsteel, the main base of the US Army under KFOR command in [[Kosovo]], was built by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector.<ref>{{cite web |title=BUSH, IN KOSOVO, TELLS U.S. TROOPS ROLE IS ESSENTIAL |author=David E. Sanger |publisher=[[NYT]] |date=25-Jul-2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/25/world/bush-in-kosovo-tells-us-troops-role-is-essential.html |quote=Camp Bondsteel did not exist until the end of the air war in Kosovo in 1999. In 25 months, however, after a building spree by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Vice President Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector -- it has become a sprawling town for American troops and their allies.}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Headquarters== | ||
Their headquarters is moving from [[Texas]] to [[Dubai]], in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6440365.stm Halliburton plans move to Dubai] BBC News - Business section</ref> | Their headquarters is moving from [[Texas]] to [[Dubai]], in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6440365.stm Halliburton plans move to Dubai] BBC News - Business section</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See Also:== | ==See Also:== | ||
| − | Financing Halliburton in [[George_Soros#Financing_Halliburton|George Soros]] | + | *Financing Halliburton in [[George_Soros#Financing_Halliburton|George Soros]] |
| + | *[http://www.halliburton.com/ Halliburton Corporate Website] | ||
[[Category:United States Politics]] | [[Category:United States Politics]] | ||
[[Category:Business]] | [[Category:Business]] | ||
Revision as of 02:00, January 14, 2021
Halliburton is an oil services company founded in 1919.
Dick Cheney as CEO
After the Gulf War Dick Cheney was CEO. As Vice President, Cheney and the company came under criticism for sweetheart deals and no-bid contracts to develop fracking technology and energy independence. It is estimated that Halliburton made $39.5 billion off the Iraq War.[1]
Dick Cheney personally received a payout of about $35 million from Halliburton when he left the company to join the ticket of presidential candidate George W. Bush,[2] and Cheney's total compensation from that company could have been far in excess of even that number.
Camp Bondsteel
Camp Bondsteel, the main base of the US Army under KFOR command in Kosovo, was built by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector.[3]
Headquarters
Their headquarters is moving from Texas to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.[4]
References
- ↑ https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war
- ↑ https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/24/chris-matthews/chris-matthews-says-cheney-got-34-million-payday-h/
- ↑ David E. Sanger (25-Jul-2001). BUSH, IN KOSOVO, TELLS U.S. TROOPS ROLE IS ESSENTIAL. NYT. “Camp Bondsteel did not exist until the end of the air war in Kosovo in 1999. In 25 months, however, after a building spree by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Vice President Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector -- it has become a sprawling town for American troops and their allies.”
- ↑ Halliburton plans move to Dubai BBC News - Business section
See Also:
- Financing Halliburton in George Soros
- Halliburton Corporate Website
