03/27:Firm to rebuild Iraq's oil

[Freakapotimus]

March 26, 2003: 3:34 PM EST
Halliburton gets a head start
Help wanted: Firm once headed by Cheney was gearing up to rebuild Iraq before war started.
By Mark Gongloff, CNN/Money Staff Writer

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The ad promised "overseas opportunities" for "building the future" and "powering new ideas."

It sought employees in several fields to work in the "Central Asia region," including mechanics for M1 Abrams tanks and M2/3 Bradley armored fighting vehicles - the kind of weaponry the U.S. Army is currently moving toward Baghdad, the capital of the central Asian nation called Iraq.

The ad, placed by KBR Government Operations, a unit of Kellogg Brown & Root, the construction unit of Halliburton Co., ran in the Chicago Tribune Feb. 9 - more than a month before the war in Iraq started.

Full story at http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/26/news/economy/halliburton_early/

[TheEvilOne]

Before anyone can come in here saying "OMG it is about the oil! They're just doing this to make money for themselves!", I would like to point out that the article mentions that Cheney sold all of his Halliburton stock when he became Bush's running mate. He does not stand to profit from this himself.

[RoboTripper]

Halliburton got the contract to rebuild Iraq? And they knew it before the war even started? Well holy shit I think I'm just gonna have a heart attack and die from the surprise right now.

[JMHX]

Wow, the Vice President's former oil company is getting the stake in the Iraqi oil. That's a big surprise. I suuure didn't expect that one. It's like all of Bush's friends are profiting in some way from this war. Except, that is, the citizens and soldiers who are dying over territory rights.

[NJDeadzone]

the whole coincidence is kinda fishy

[JudgeDredd]

OMG it is about the oil!

They're just doing this to make money for themselves!

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