Halliburton Tried to Double Its Pleasure, Fun

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 Even while a Halliburton subsidiary was being criticized for running up bills on a 2003 no-bid contract, government officials were finding similar problems on a simultaneous project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai May Partner With U.S. Firm — Halliburton’s Name Pops Up

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2006 It's little more than an unconfirmed report in the NY Daily News right now, but the White House is said to be pushing the UAE company to partner with a US firm to ease the acquisition of those six major U ports The candidate best equipped for the job: Dick Cheney's old company. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Ultimate Mistake

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 I'm against Saddam Hussein. I'm sorry it didn't work out the way they wanted it to. Now let's go. Because anybody who tells you it couldn't possibly get worse is a fool. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Army Pays Nearly All Disputed Halliburton Charges

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 The military contractor will get reimbursed for nearly all its disputed costs in connection with a $2.41-billion no-bid contract to deliver supplies to Iraq, despite the Pentagon's findings that more than $250 million of that was "potentially excessive or unjustified." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halliburton Wins Contract to Reconstruct Cheney’s Reputation

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 The $42-billion contract represents the first time that the company has been employed to put its reconstruction expertise to work on one embattled human being. (satire) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halliburton Cited in Iraq Contamination

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 The contracting behemoth exposed troops and civilians at a U.S. military base in Iraq to contaminated water last year. | storyAnd in a move of galling chutzpah that would make Dick Cheney proud, Halliburton denied the allegations, even though they were made by its own employees and documented in e-mails. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congress Should Probe U.S. Propaganda in Iraqi Press

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 2, 2005 Now that the Pentagon has admitted to subverting the fragile efforts to build democracy in Iraq, will Congress begin an investigation of how this happened? The first question should be who in the Pentagon decided that he or she had the right to put words in the mouth of the Prophet Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )