Someone suggested I start this as a new thread (sorry for the duplicate).
I sent the e-mail below to my trusted MSM contacts (some of whom are nearing stories, it seems). The referenced enclosure (the first batch of redacted e-mails) may be found here:
http://www.halwhistleblowers.org/#kbremailsbatch1************************************************************
Subject: Halliburton/KBR E-Mails, Redacted
From: editor@halwhistleblowers.org
Date: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 1:18 pm
To: editor@halwhistleblowers.org
Cc:
Bcc: (redacted)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As you may recall, Halliburton's paid spokesflak, Cathy Mann, stated flatly to the media that my claims are "completely without merit," when contacted for comment regarding my SEC filings:
http://www.chieftain.com/business/1159080121/3 Attached hereto, please find the first batch of redacted e-mails, which will help to illustrate that Ms. Mann's pronouncements from Houston leave much to be desired in the way of factual grounding. I have shared these and other e-mails with Federal investigators, at their request. Also, the FBI/DOJ demanded that Halliburton produce the backup tapes of my e-mail account (and of David R. Smith's e-mails) on Friday, July 23, 2004 - a fact that Ms. Mann ought to be able to confirm for those of you working on stories.
Page 1 of the attached is an e-mail dated August 7, 2001, received within the first week of my employment at the Government Operations outfit of KBR, in Arlington, Virginia. Matters of note include: (1) Even in the internal e-mail system, I was differentiated by the notation of "(Arlington)" - which should have clued in the panic-stricken Halliburton in-house counsel who later sent me the mis-directed e-mails intended for David R. Smith, VP of the Tax group in Houston; and (2) DOCCC - referenced in the subject line - is the Design On-Call Construction Contract, one of the first projects I worked on at KBR:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=design+on-call+construction+contract+halliburton Page 2 of the attached is an e-mail dated April 28, 2003, sent on my last day at KBR. Matters of note include: (1) As you can see, I was "David.Smith5@Halliburton.com" to those outside the company e-mail system, and "David Smith (Arlington)" to those inside the company's e-mail system, so the panic-stricken Halliburton in-house counsel who later mis-directed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cover-up e-mail to me really botched things up ("big time," as the former Halliburton CEO might say); (2) the recipients are redacted here, as they may very well end up being called as witnesses in future proceedings; and (3) I tried to leave on good terms.
Page 3 of the attached is an e-mail dated April 28, 2003, which contemporaneously memorializes the cover story that Halliburton/KBR provided to me. David Swindle - who now heads up the "competitor" that is vying to "compete" with KBR for a key (and controversial) contract renewal - said that the company's proposal operations were cutting back on the use of outside contractors (which was both ironic - given KBR's line of work - and patently untrue). David Swindle and many other KBR alums are planning to make a "competitive" bid for the KBR work in question (and if any journalists on the bcc: list are unfamiliar with the Federal prohibitions on collusive bidding on Federal contracts, I'd be happy to walk you through the regulatory provisions; the running joke use to be that "if there's a Swindle involved, there's a swindle involved."):
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061103/army_logistics_contractors.html?.v=2 Page 4 of the attached is an e-mail dated April 28, 2003, in which the minor detail of whether or not my e-mail account (the source of so much trouble for the Houston brass) would be closed or not is discussed.
These four pages help to bookend my time at Halliburton/KBR's Government Operations in Arlington, Virginia. I have two more sit-down interview spots left before the Thanksgiving holiday, for any journalist in the bcc: line interested in sitting down and looking at unredacted copies of these and other e-mails/materials pertaining to my allegations. Otherwise, please feel free to contact me to schedule time after the end of this holiday week.
Regardless, I wish you and yours a very safe and joyous holiday, with much to be thankful for,
- David A. Smith, Editor of www.HALwhistleblowers.org (new placeholder up; full-fledged site in beta testing)
(not to be confused, ever again, with David R. Smith, the as-yet-unindicted VP of Tax at Dresser Industries, and now at Halliburton)
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