Halliburton attacks "Iraq for Sale" film...

[marmar]

From a Robert Greenwald email:

Dear activists, colleagues and friends,

Halliburton is starting to attack, and now we're taking the fight to Washington
to impact their one and only customer: the U.S. government.

I'm about to get on a flight to DC for a press conference tomorrow at 11am with
two of the Halliburton/KBR truck drivers and Senator Dorgan, followed by hearings
on war profiteering at 2, and the DC movie premiere at 7.

We are amazed that they openly admit to not seeing the film, and then proceed to
attack it because they can "deduce" its content! I kid you not. Maybe
they can deduce what happened to the billions they overcharged.

They accused us of being "privately funded," which is their pathetic effort
to smear the 3,006 of you who contributed to make the film happen! Perfect for
a corporation where the head guy, David Lesar, one of THE top war profiteers, made
over $40 million.

They attack us for getting the facts wrong, with no mention of any facts we got
wrong. Then THEY distort the facts -- one of my favorite being, "By all accounts,
KBR's logistical achievements in support of the troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan
have been nothing short of amazing."

They cite 411 million meals served, but neglect to mention how many they overcharged
for. They cite 5.85 billion gallons of water, and still haven't responded on
how many gallons were contaminated.

And it goes on and on... read it for yourself if you want a good laugh. http://iraqforsale.org/hbattack.php

We think it's time for Halliburton CEO David Lesar to own up, and since he's
not going to do it himself, we will do it for him. Watch this television ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxIO0VtTiY

The fight is going to get tougher, harder, and meaner. The media attention on
the war profiteers is escalating: CBS News, the Washington Post and the LA Times
all featured stories this weekend. The stakes are significant and Halliburton,
CACI, Titan, and Blackwater are all watching very closely and will do everything
possible to secure their profits.

We'll keep you informed of the latest on the movie blog: http://iraqforsale.org/blog.php

Help us get the film out as widely as possible. Email your friends, post on your
blogs, arrange screenings, and show the profiteers that these patriots WILL NOT
BACK DOWN.

[rodeodance]

1. hopefully cspan will cover this

I'm about to get on a flight to DC for a press conference tomorrow at 11am with
two of the Halliburton/KBR truck drivers and Senator Dorgan, followed by hearings
on war profiteering at 2, and the DC movie premiere at 7.

[marmar]

2. Cool...Please file a report on DU!

:thumbsup:

[Hissyspit]

10. rodeodance is quoting Greenwald from his email. n/t

[marmar]

11. Good grief...

You'd think I'd read my own posts better. :crazy: :hide:

[biscotti]

9. Wow how wonderful

Please do give us a report. I received the email announcement this morning. And, yes I hope C-span covers it tomorrow live.

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3. Here is some of Halliburton's rebuttal:

KBR ADDRESSES INACCURATE DOCUMENTARY-STYLE FILM, NOTES REALITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN IRAQ
HOUSTON – KBR, the engineering, construction and services subsidiary of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), addresses below inaccurate reporting regarding the Company’s activities in Iraq included in a soon-to-be-released documentary-style production from Brave New Films.

While we have not seen Brave New Films’ privately-funded production regarding civilian contractors in Iraq in its entirety, we can deduce that its content regarding the Company is nothing more than a theory in search of a conspiracy.

Unfortunately, Brave New Films chose not to include detailed, factual information provided by the Company beginning in July 2006 as well as factual information regarding the Company’s work in Iraq which has been publicly available on the Company’s Web site beginning in 2003. Perhaps the production company chose not to include this information because the facts did not support their thesis for the film. Halliburton supports an organization like Brave New Films’ right to free speech—even when they have the facts wrong.

The claims alleged against KBR in this film represent yet another recycled rehash of inaccurate information.

Unlike a fictitious place such as Xanadu, the reality of Iraq, regardless of any political opinion or agenda, requires support and dedication that KBR is proud to continue providing to U.S. and coalition forces.

http://www.halliburton.com/default/main/halliburton/eng/news/source_files/news.jsp?newsurl=/default/main/halliburton/eng/news/source_files/press_statement/2006/kbrnws_091406.html

[karlrschneider]

4. Oh, all the facts are on their WEBSITE

So it must all be truthy...
:eyes: :grr: :puke:

[Imagevision]

5. 8.8 billion dollars goes unaccounted for in Iraq

Eight billion dollars is unaccounted for in Iraq and the scandals are never investigated. Halliburton charges millions for meals it never served.

An audit report found that $8.8 billion, the entire Iraqi interim government spending from October 2003 to June 2004, was not properly accounted for. One ministry gave out $430 million in contracts without the CPA advisers seeing any paperwork.

Yet another report found that American agents in the field could not account for $96 million. One agent’s account was overstated by $2.8 million, another agent was given $23 million without supporting documents and another agent had records of only $6.3 million paid to contractors out of $23 million given to him.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1522983,00.html
“So where did the money go?

[marmar]

6. Unfuckingbelievable...

And if you were to EVER evade paying $500 in taxes you would be tossed under the jail. :grr:

[texpatriot2004]

7. Have you seen the bumpersticker that reads, "The War is Over,

Halliburton won."

Halliburton is evil and they lie just like this Administration that supports them.

[marmar]

8. No I haven't seen that bumpersticker...that's a good one...

Any company into which Dick Cheney has his snout buried is bound to be pure evil.

[texpatriot2004]

13. That's the truth! nm

[cyberpj]

15. No. But I have one that says:

"Thanks for all the money.
Sorry about your kids. - Halliburton"

[struggle4progress]

12. Halliburton Fraud Lawsuit Details Super Bowl Party

By T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer
September 9, 2006

WASHINGTON — Halliburton Co. executives ordered a big-screen television and 10 large tubs of tacos, chicken wings and cheese sticks delivered to Iraq for last year's Super Bowl, then billed U.S. taxpayers for their party, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-halliburton9sep09,0,5667570.story?coll=la-home-world

[fed-up]

14. K/R and love the bumper sticker! War is Over-Halliburton Won n/t

[cyberpj]

16. http://halliburtonwatch.org/

check out the graphs on the home page:

http://halliburtonwatch.org/

[Supersedeas]

17. oh, how the truth hurts