Secret deal comes to light (Cheney's chief of staff , Halliburton)

[floda]

Secret deal comes to light

CHENEY AIDE, OTHERS HELPED FIRM WIN BIG IRAQI CONTRACT, LAWMAKER SAYS

By T. Christian Miller

Los Angeles Times


WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have acknowledged that Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff and other Bush administration political appointees were involved in a decision to pay Halliburton Inc. to plan for the postwar recovery of Iraq's oil sector, a Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.

The decision, overruling the recommendations of an Army lawyer, eventually resulted in the award of a $7 billion no-bid contract to Halliburton, which Cheney ran for five years before he was nominated for vice president.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who was briefed by Pentagon officials last week, issued a letter to the vice president Sunday demanding full disclosure of the top-secret process that led to awarding the contract to the Houston-based oil services company.

``To help clarify these important matters, I urge you to disclose all contacts between your office and the Defense Department relating to the Halliburton contracts,'' Waxman wrote in his letter.

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[Ganja Ninja]

1. Is it possible to hold one big mass impeachment?

[Wickster]

6. Yes, It is scheduled for Nov. 2nd!

:bounce:

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

7. Sort of like those Moonie weddings?

Get the whole administration in an outdoor stadium and fire 'em on the spot!

[laylah]

2. Thanks for posting

this and welcome :toast:

Jenn

[SlingBlade]

3. Oh yea, This Fucker

In all bullshit going down in this country and the World, This corporate whore has pulled off some amazing shit, He’s got a built in excuse not to have to go to jail with his “Delicate Condition” And all.
He his probably worse than Bush, But idiot takes the heat.

Fuck him too.

[Triana]

4. doesn't count...

...not a blowjob!

[gottaB]

5. Connect the dots

Bush and Rumsfeld are guilty of war crimes. The facts of the crimes are easily established. But was there a conspiracy to commit war crimes that goes beyond Bush, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and their legal advisors? Would it involve the Office of the Vice President? Would it involve others outside the executive branch, say, certain members of the Supreme Court?

We now have a motive, plain as day.

Connect the dots.

[WildClarySage]

8. and follow the money.

[BadGimp]

9. where is the giant THUD sound that should accompany this?

The sound of the other shoe dropping.

Can there be any doubt as to the severe criminality of this man Cheney?

Any bets as to the outcome of this disclosure?

My Bet: Stalled investigation that extends beyond Nov 04.
(not fair I know - too easy)

[dand]

10. Cheney defies Congress, Ashcroft defies Congress,

WTF, these people are criminals, it will take generations to recover from the damage done by these thugs, we need to clean house now, not in November. We all need to get right in our Senators and Congresspersons faces and demand justice.

[NashVegas]

11. What's Happening w/the Energy Task Force Lawsuit?

anyone else get the feeling all hell's about to break loose?

[NMDemDist2]

13. that ruling should be coming down this summer n/t

[thebaghwan]

15. Has it been argued before the SCOTUS yet? I am not sure.

n/t

[Eurobabe]

12. hey Dick how's the ticker these days?

n/t

[surfermaw]

14. Just my opin

Is it wise to bash Cheney, untill after the Convention... I have a sneaking feeling that the Kerry, McCain thing has come up because Bush might change V.P.and if he does it could be McCain, and that is where all the McCain junk is going to come home to bite us in the rear.

[Moderator]

16. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x620806