Showing posts with label Halliburton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halliburton. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Surprise! Welcome to the Third World, Des Moines!

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I’ve been working on an essay for several months – ruminating mostly; rolling things round in my head looking for supporting or counter-argu...
Sunday, April 5, 2009

"Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War”

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AMY GOODMAN: The private military contractor KBR was awarded a $35 million contract for electrical work in Iraq by the Army Corps of Enginee...
Friday, September 12, 2008

They're At It Again!

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Like murderous 2-year olds, you can't take your eyes off of them for a moment. They're making war with an ally, now! The Bush an...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Cheney's Clear Priorities

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However much commentators like Jon Stewart – primary jester to the court of George the Deuce – might deride Richard Cheney for his secrecy...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Winning the War in Iraq

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There’s no ‘winning in Iraq’. This illegal conflict cannot be considered in terms of hopeful ‘win-win’ euphemisms and silver-lining slogan...
Friday, May 2, 2008

A Matter of Perspective - or Lack of It.

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“Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.” President Bush, spe...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Never-ending War Story - the Prequel

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6 months before the US invaded Iraq, Halliburton subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown and Root, were building bases and installations in preparation f...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

McCain & Cheney in ‘the Zone’

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The inimitable, legendary vaudeville tap-dance duo, McCain & Cheney made a surprise visit to Baghdad this week. John McCain, dubbed ‘the...