For the Love of Cheney
New Orleans can breathe a sigh of relief. George is in the thick of it now, doing what he does best -- no, not snorting coke and falling off his bike. These are serious times, don't be flippant.
I'm talking about handing out money to Halliburton:
The Navy has hired Houston-based Halliburton Co. to restore electric power, repair roofs and remove debris at three naval facilities in Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.Would that be the same Halliburton who had to pay back $27.4 million it overcharged the Pentagon last year? Who nonetheless got "award fees" for "very good work" in 2004 to the tune of $70 million? The very same Halliburton that Bunnatine Greenhouse was demoted for criticizing?
Halliburton subsidiary KBR will also perform damage assessments at other naval installations in New Orleans as soon as it is safe to do so.
KBR was assigned the work under a "construction capabilities" contract awarded in 2004 after a competitive bidding process. The company is not involved in the Army Corps of Engineers' effort to repair New Orleans' levees.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that, given the time frame, it was another no-bid contract for Halliburton, exactly the kind of favoritism Bunnatine Greenhouse was calling out in the first place.
No news here.
(Via AmericaBlog)
posted by Jane Hamsher @ 9/02/2005 04:05:00 PM
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