60 Minutes will accuse Cheney/Hallibutron of illegal deals w/ Iran & Libya

[Eric J in MN]

From Common Cause

CauseNET for January 24, 2004



Latest News: 60 Minutes to air ?Doing Business With the Enemy?



60 Minutes will run a piece this Sunday evening (7pm EST ? check local listings) about Halliburton?s business deals in Iran, cleverly circumventing the Iran-Libya sanctions Act, which Vice President Dick Cheney lobbied to repeal while he was Halliburton's CEO. The company also did business with Libya.



Common Cause?s Eye On Iraq campaign continues to watch where the public?s money is going, who is benefiting, and why. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks.



For more on the show from 60 Minutes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/22/60minutes/main595214.shtml



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News on Halliburton?s dealings in Iran:

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1028-10.htm



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[GreatCaesarsGhost]

1. this explains the new Halliburton TV ad campaign

it must be a real pressure cooker inside the White HOuse these days.

[Gin]

16. Let the boils surface!

gin

[tinrobot]

2. Bravo CBS!

They seem to have done a lot of stories critical of the administration lately.

This is good.

[laura888]

31. bingo! I say "bravo" also!

good job, CBS

[Nlighten1]

3. Odd

they can the Moveon.org ad but then play something like this...:wtf:

[laura888]

33. 60 minutes producers are old school?

possibly 60 minutes have some producers who genuinely believe in good investigative journalism? I notice a lot of old folks being anti-Bush...

[maggrwaggr]

4. Good God! Where were they two years ago when I read about this?

This is old old news, must be a slow news week if they're digging this out. Either that or they've finally awakened and smelled the coffee.

[kath]

38. I was going to say the same thing--- shee-it, those of us who were paying

attention knew about this 2 or 3 years ago! (not sure where I read it -- perhaps American Prospect) But the media just gave Cheney a pass on the whole thing.

[hang a left]

53. They have always been wide awake.

The fix is in. Their new boys are waiting in the wings.

[jonoboy]

5. the truth will out..maybe there is a God

[jpak]

6. About 3 years too late isn't it???

but I'll watch any way...

:)

[0007]

57. Better late than never, 'eh?

[countmyvote4real]

7. That's great, but the next day the media will be all over

the Golden Globes. Still, I can only hope that the truth finally has some impact.

[reprehensor]

8. :)

Joy!

[economic justice]

9. Planted strory?

I wonder if certain people in the Bush WH planted this story to push Cheney off the ticket. Many here have argued that Cheney will not be on the ticket...that Bush will be running with Condi, Powell, somebody else new w/ fresh face (or Guiliani?) somebody healthier and ready to step into the top job in '08. Cheny becomes the fall guy for Halliburton and all of the corporate corruption.

Is this crazy thinking? I have just read a lot of people writing this for a long time. Interesting.

[anti-NAFTA]

Doubtful

The GOP is very hierarchical. Cheney IS the GOP for all practical purposes.

I shudder at the thought of Bush running with that psychotic neocon bitch Condoleeza Rice.

[Virginian]

48. No, not George Allen for VP.

Talk about a smirky face... He's a neo-con clone. Mechanical doll, you wind him up and he smirks and repeats neo-con slogans.

[Hamlette]

51. Cheney isn't going anywhere

they've even got him out in public this week. Trip to Rome, 8 public appearances this month. They wouldn't be show casing him if they were going to dump him.

It is constitutionally impossible for this admin to admit it did anything wrong, even to themselves. Bush has no insight. He never doubts himself.

They will just keep throwing up trial balloons like going to Mars and immigration hoping to divert attention. They could get away with it too. (Sheesh, if you'd told me a year ago that Rush would admit to being a drug addict and Bush would push to go to Mars I'd have laughed.)

[theHandpuppet]

10. Some links of interest

Some links related to this subject:

http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/newswire/2003/12/15/rtr1181370.html

http://www.counterpunch.org/leopold10282003.html

http://money.cnn.com/2003/02/10/news/companies/terror_firms/

http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/HCtOiI.html

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0304/S00160.htm

[Lorien]

11. Kick

:kick:

[burrowowl]

12. Agnew got tossed

for less.
Unfortunately, Bu$hie will probably not be impeached soon after.

[bobbieinok]

58. Agnew was charged for corruption as governor and it looked

like he would be found guilty.

He was 'forced to resign.'

[arcane1]

13. if this is as good as it sounds, we must WRITE THEM

and let them know our appreciation

silent no more!

[Wonk]

14. kick

[Wonk]

15. kick

[Wonk]

18. on now (kick)

[BlueStateGirl]

17. So, this is what will 'force' Cheney to resign and make room

for Rice or Guiliani on the ticket?

[CatWoman]

19. coming on now!!!!!!

[Gin]

20. Yes.............. great so far

gin

[Stephanie]

21. details please

please tell us what they are saying

[Gin]

23. hahaha hidden camera......friggin sham of a company....

no office in the Caymans...all those tax dollars not being paid...Fuckers.

[LosinIt]

26. I'll bet that guy in the Caymans is out of a job

..didn't you know they had a hidden camera??

[Robbien]

30. Basically it is saying that Halliburton and GE are doing

business in Iran and Syria. It is against US law to do business in rogue nations, but there is a loophole in that if a company has a subsidiary in a foreign nation, that subsidiary may do business with a rogue nation if it is autonomous from its parent. So CBS went to the Caymen Islands to check and found that no employees of Halliburton are in the Caymen Islands just a mailing address and all mail is forwarded back to Texas.

This investigation was done by the pension of NYC by the request of fireman and policeman of NYC.

[CatWoman]

22. I love it!!

hidden camera time :D

[Gin]

24. I wish I was a fly on the wall of the WH...I bet shrub is shitting his

diaper.

[spanone]

44. Watch out for Frist, remember Trent Lott

[anti-NAFTA]

25. This is comforting.

Does it mean that Chimp won't actually go to war against Iran and its ally Syria? If so, :)

[PsychoDad]

46. It will probably mean...

They will be forced to create another diversion... To divert our attention from the most criminal and immoral administration in our history.

[Virginian]

49. Don't flythis week.

[pinkpops]

27. Leslie Stahl

not just a pretty face, huh?

[anti-NAFTA]

28. "terrorist-sponsoring nations"? what the?

Since when did 60 Minutes become Repuke talking points memos? I like the story and how it makes **** look like a hypocrite, but what's with phrases like "terrorist-sponsoring nations"?

[Gin]

29. didn't shrub say we would cut the funding to terrorist sponsoring nations?

I think that's what the direction is....to hurt these companies in the wallet and make them do the right thing..Halliburton won't ever comply but maybe the pension funds will put pressure on and maybe move the funds.

[Gore1FL]

54. They have been recognized as such

Not necessarily Al Qeada sponsoring, but both nations were recognized as sponsoring acts -- Pan Am 103, and Iran's support for hammas are good examples.

They were considered terror supporters long before Bush took office -- hence the creation of the laws that cheney broke.

[lfairban]

32. More Halliburton Links

My Halliburton Links collection includes sections on Cayman Islands, Military, Iraq and Burma.

http://home.columbus.rr.com/lfairban/Pages/Corporate.htm#Halliburton

[dweller]

34. That was a heavy hitting expose', heh?

i was busy making threepy soup, and was listening and chuckling to myself 'boy i bet DU is burning up with this story'.
Got here and NO mention on the front pages...:wtf:

had to search out this thread, but now, will this make a headline in the mainstream?

I hope there is a transcript soon, this is juicy news to bring out during an election year, imo.

dp

[CatWoman]

36. TRANSCRIPT'S UP!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/22/60minutes/main595214.shtml

[FreakinDJ]

39. We should all write the show and tell them How Much We Loved

that episode

Lets face it, We don't call them "Media Whores" for nothing !!!

"TIME TO STROKE THE KITTY"

Write those emails and tell them you loved it

[proud patriot]

50. Thanks CatWoman I missed it Darnit

playing video games with Terwilliger :-)

[arcane1]

59. WRITE TO CBS and let them know we liked it!!

the transcript above has a link at the bottom for "feedback"

we need to start praising them for showing the truth, condemning them when they do not

:toast: to CBS

[Catshrink]

35. Great story!

I thought it was well-covered and explained the dubious dealings of these companies quite well.

I was disturbed to learn that part of my Arizona retirement fund goes to Halliburton and others. Crap.

[frank frankly]

37. how much more will it take for people to see?

when will the headlines catch up...?

good report by 60 Minutes. should have mentioned Cheney's remaining stocks...

[camero]

40. It's astounding when you put it all together

Money fuels wars and wars are about money.

The funny thing is Conoco-Phillips does business in rogue states also.
Flying J Truck stops buys thier fuel from Conoco.
These truck stops are owned and franchised by the Mormon Church.
Funny, religion making money off of war.

[Blue_Roses]

41. If Halliburton is doing business

with Iran and Syria like this piece says then it explains alot, like Iran all of a sudden abandoning their so-called, "WMD" production. This story just hits the tip of the ice-berg.

Kudos to Leslie Stahl. She has been hitting the pavement lately and turning up some good work.

[havocmom]

42. Let CBS know it did a good thing airing this story

and keep this :kick:

It was a good bit of TV journalism. Refreshing change. hope a few Americans were watching instead of doing the Golden Globe diversion.

[CatWoman]

43. make sure you check out the Andy Rooney segment, too

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/22/60minutes/rooney/main595141.shtml

[markus]

45. The Bottom Line: VP subsidizes terrorists

If this doesn't grow legs, we will know we have lost the media, that they have all bowed down before Rove out of fear of their jobs.

The problem is, it may all get lost in the primary hoopla.

Which would be criminal.

[Virginian]

47. Bottom Line: US Subsidizes Terrorists By Hiring Haliburton

US Subsidizes Terrorists By Hiring Haliburton for no bid contracts. It gives them the money to deal with the sponsors of terrorists.

In fact, we all are subsidizing terrorists if this company is in our 401(k). Time to do my homework, and fix it if I have Haliburton in anything.

I am so glad this hit mainstream tv. I think I will start getting more my news from CBS from now on. They aren't afraid to touch this.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

52. WOW. This is like Cronkite declaring Vietnam unwinnable. Plus Rooney! n/t

[0007]

55. btt

[oldshoe]

56. "Duck" Cheney in the bullseye.

Here's an idea for their lead in.

500 "Duck" Cheney's should be released from a cage, while Kerry, Kusinich, Clarke, Edwards, Sharpton et. al dressed in duck suits blast away. Then they release 500 Scalias....

Did I just write that?

Is my mind beginning to fray?