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--- Common Cause <causenet@...> wrote:
> From: Common Cause<causenet@...>
> Subject: Eye on Iraq - Halliburton Bilks Taxpayers
> To: afr_list@...
>
> EYE ON IRAQ - Experts Say Halliburton Overcharging
> US for Gas
>
> CauseNET for October 23, 2003
>
> As part of our continuing EYE ON IRAQ series, today
> we look at allegations made by some members of
> Congress that Halliburton is overcharging the U.S.
> government for importing oil into Iraq.
>
> HALLIBURTON so far has overcharged the United States
> by up to $250 million
> for gas purchased from other countries to distribute
> in Iraq, according to the Congressional Research
> Service. Halliburton received a no-bid contract
> worth up to $7 billion to rebuild Iraq’s oil
> industry.
>
> The United States is paying about 60 percent more
> per gallon of gas than Iraq’s State Oil Marketing
> Association, which is also importing fuels from
> nearby countries. That’s $1.60 per gallon for the
> United States, versus 98 cents per gallon for Iraq’s
> state oil company.
>
> Halliburton’s contract is what is known as
> COST-PLUS. That means Halliburton charges the
> military for its costs, plus a fixed percentage as
> profit. In other words, it’s in Halliburton’s
> interest to increase its costs, especially if it has
> no competition.
>
> Below is a petition asking L. Paul Bremer, the U.S.
> administrator of Iraq, for a truly transparent and
> competitive process for awarding contracts to
> rebuild Iraq. If you have not already done so,
> please sign the petition and pass it on to your
> friends. We must send a message to the Bush
> Administration that Iraq should be the main
> beneficiary of reconstruction efforts, not U.S.
> special interests.
>
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> Sign The Petition!
>
http://www.commoncause.org/action/petition_defense.cfm
>
> Find out more about Common Cause's EYE ON IRAQ
>
http://www.commoncause.org/action/action.cfm?artid=85&topicid=17
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