Rivals Say Halliburton Dominates Iraq Oil Work

[Snellius]

Some of the biggest American engineering and construction companies, hoping to win a government contract to rebuild the Iraqi oil industry, are complaining that the process is likely to ensure that their competitor Halliburton will receive most of the work.

After the Army Corps of Engineers quietly selected Halliburton in the spring to perform early repairs of the Iraqi oil business in the war's aftermath, other companies and members of Congress protested that the work should have been awarded through competitive bidding.

Halliburton's role in the rebuilding has been under political scrutiny because the company was formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney. But the Bush administration and the Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing the Iraqi oil reconstruction effort, have repeatedly said that Halliburton has no inside track.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/business/08REBU.html?hp

[RoeBear]

1. sure hope my...

...purchase of Haliburton stock pays off. It seemed like a sure thing at the time.

[w4rma]

3. Nothing personal, but I hope the price of that stock goes South

Btw, I also hope you are able to sell the stock immediately before it plummets.

[whathappened]

2. this is like reading a book

ya have read 2 or 3 times , ya already know the ending , these suckers have a inside track and they do'nt even try to hide it , it is rote in stone and jr. had all the say on the matter , i thin jr. should go to iraq and over see this first hand and go and spend some time with our men and women over there , not play golf in texas and forget all about what he is causeing to his fellow americans in the name of freedom

[w4rma]

4. The DLC should be talking to these Rivals of Halliburton

And finding out what they want Democratic officials to do to help them. This is the DLC's chance to be pro-buisness and anti-monopoly.