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NYTimes.com, Today:
"High Payments for Halliburton Fuel in Iraq"
...
"it was estimated that Halliburton was charging the United States government and Iraq's oil-for-food program an average of about $1.60 a gallon for fuel available for 71 cents wholesale.
"But a breakdown of fuel costs, contained in Army Corps documents recently provided to Democratic Congressional investigators and shared with The New York Times, shows that Halliburton is charging $2.64 for a gallon of fuel it imports from Kuwait and $1.24 per gallon for fuel from Turkey." ...
LATER, BACK AT HEADQUARTERS:
"Pentagon Bars Three Nations From Iraq Bids"
"The Pentagon has barred French, German and Russian companies from competing for $18.6 billion in contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq, saying it was acting to protect "the essential security interests of the United States."" ...
Nothing suspicious. Nothing at all. Dum-de-dum-dum...
"High Payments for Halliburton Fuel in Iraq"
...
"it was estimated that Halliburton was charging the United States government and Iraq's oil-for-food program an average of about $1.60 a gallon for fuel available for 71 cents wholesale.
"But a breakdown of fuel costs, contained in Army Corps documents recently provided to Democratic Congressional investigators and shared with The New York Times, shows that Halliburton is charging $2.64 for a gallon of fuel it imports from Kuwait and $1.24 per gallon for fuel from Turkey." ...
LATER, BACK AT HEADQUARTERS:
"Pentagon Bars Three Nations From Iraq Bids"
"The Pentagon has barred French, German and Russian companies from competing for $18.6 billion in contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq, saying it was acting to protect "the essential security interests of the United States."" ...
Nothing suspicious. Nothing at all. Dum-de-dum-dum...
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