Army negotiating to replace Halliburton as oil importer

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7192130.htm


WASHINGTON - The Army said Wednesday it is negotiating to replace Vice President Dick Cheney's former company as an importer of oil products into Iraq, but denied that the talks were related to Democratic allegations of price gouging by Halliburton.

Robert Faletti, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers, said the Army needs to find a long-term importer to serve the Iraqi population and is talking with the U.S. military's fuel delivery agency.

Faletti confirmed the negotiations after they were disclosed by Reps. Henry Waxman of California and John Dingell of Michigan, two Democratic critics of the company that Cheney led before he ran for the vice presidency. The corps spokesman said the imports will be needed through the winter because of pipeline sabotage in Iraq.

The lawmakers said the Pentagon's Defense Energy Support Center imports military fuel from Kuwait to Iraq for $1.08 to $1.19 per gallon, compared with the $2.65 per gallon that Houston-based Halliburton charges the U.S. government under a no-bid Army contract.

Waxman and Dingell said Jeffrey Jones, the recently retired head of the fuel support center, agreed with them that Halliburton's price was too high.

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[metisnation]

1. and we are not fiscally responsible

what next $10,000.00 porta johns in the desert?? Nice way to spend our money!!! These crooks are making off like bank robbers and the money belongs to we the people!!!!!!!!!!


:mad:

[kysrsoze]

2. Agreed. Makes me wonder how quickly someone will step in and

force them to buy the Halliburton stuff. Perhaps the stuff from Kuwait is substandard or dangerous? He he.

[Nomadics]

5. Texas oil boys hit D. C. and Iraq

Now they are lining their pockets.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi Nomadics!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[lovedems]

3. If that isn't a textbook definition of war profiteering

than I don't know what is. They over doubled the price at tax payers expense to make a HUGE profit. This should be criminal.

[midwest_lurker]

4. window dressing? set up? eom.

[LiberalTexan]

6. Can I get

some indictments to go with that slap in the face? :)