My Letter to (and my response from) Halliburton

[Old and In the Way]

Thought I'd share my letter I sent to Halliburton today....and their response. Gotta hand it to them, they kept it civil.....and they do feed the troops-> all 245% of them.


From: OAITW
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:47 PM
To: Wendy Hall
Subject: Halliburton Overcharges


Hello Ms. Hall-

Just want to let you know that after we elect a Democratic President/Congress in November, we will be conducting real investigations aimed at exposing corrupt business practices of companies, such as Halliburton; companies, who are getting obscene, no-bid contracts designed to fleece the US taxpayer. Corporate government welfare and institutional overcharging appear to be a core operating principle of your company. From food services to importing gas for Iraq, Halliburton can't seem to help
themselves from sticking it to the US government. But really, what
should
we have expected from a company who employed Dick Cheney as CEO? Dick is the ultimate white collar criminal who makes US foreign policy to benefit his corporate friends and, by extension, his own pockets.

So enjoy the trough feeding while it lasts...remember to chew the tax dollars before you swallow.

Have a nice day!

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From: Cathy Gist


Thank you for your input regarding the Halliburton advertising. We recognize there are some strong opinions about the Iraq war, and there are many misconceptions about Halliburton's work in that country. We are there to serve the troops. Halliburton employees and subcontractors are feeding the troops, building shelters, and providing infrastructure such as Internet connections so the soldiers will feel a little closer to home. This is similar to the work we have done for both Democratic and Republican administrations since World War II when we built war ships for the Roosevelt administration.

Halliburton employees are experienced and have the right skill sets to handle a wartime emergency. Not many companies can provide support to the troops that plans breakfast, lunch and dinner for the soldiers while at the same time delivers engineering support to rebuild Iraqi oil fields. That's why we were awarded these contracts - both under competitive bid processes.

Many false statements have been made about our integrity and the quality of our work, and they have increased during the political campaign. It is our obligation to employees, shareholders, vendors and to the troops to defend the company.

Thank you for your attention to the advertising. We hope you will consider all of the facts before drawing a conclusion about the company.

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[Columbia]

2. Erm...

:eyes:

[Old and In the Way]

3. I'd settle for a public beheadings.

Just the really evil ones, mind you. :-) That'll change corporate behavior quicker than trying to legislate ethics, I think.

[masshole]

4. Lazlo Toth would be proud

:thumbsup:

[iamjoy]

5. You Forgot to Ask...

You forgot to ask Halliburton if they have separate bathrooms for "locals" and Americans in Iraq, like they did in Kosovo.

[Columbia]

9. Probably

But those are just cultural differences.

Americans use sitdown toilets while Arabs in Middle Eastern countries use squat-style toilets (really just holes in the ground).

[BigDaddyLove]

6. It sounds like a form letter.........

they probably get lots of emails like yours.

[Old and In the Way]

8. No doubt.

I'd like to see how they file their canned responses-

Folder Name: Pissed off Democrat
File Name: Food and shelter.doc

[Auntie Bush]

7. That sounds like a form letter they have to send out by

the thousands. Dick administration and cohorts just can't wait to blast the hell out of countries so they can make billions rebuilding them and brag about how they can do it better than everyone else. Maybe that's why we went to war. I can just see him saying, "Let's bomb Iraq! We can all make millions...and just think of all the contributions!"