Protest Halliburton's corruption on Wednesday!
Halliburton has been one of the most prominent corporations to take advantage of the illegal war on Iraq. No wonder, since Vice Pres. Cheney is a former executive of the company. Based here in Texas, Halliburton has earned more than $7 billion under its 2001 logistics contract with the U.S. military. Despite shoddy work by Halliburton's subsidiary firm working in Iraq, KBR, and numerous "errors" in accounting in which the company overcharged the government by millions of dollars, the military has just awarded Halliburton a $72 million bonus. Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg says it best:
Coincidentally, Halliburton is holding its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown (correction!) Houston. This is the perfect opportunity to protest what Austin Spokes calls the "corporate occupation of Iraq." We will call for the company to withdraw from its participation in the illegal occupation of Iraq, which in turn would speed a total withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country. The time and location of the protest is below, and for more information see the Austin Spokes Council website.
More on Halliburton's overcharging and corruption over at CounterBias."It is outrageous that the Bush Administration would give Halliburton a bonus after we have seen its overcharges, sloppy accounting and kick-back schemes in Iraq," Lautenberg said. "Giving Halliburton a bonus is like giving your worst employee a raise."
KBR's logistics deal with the U.S. military has been in the spotlight from the outset in Iraq, with allegations by auditors that they overcharged for some work, including dining services.
In addition, investigators are looking into whether the Texas-based firm charged too much to supply fuel to Iraqi civilians, a claim the firm says is not justified.
Coincidentally, Halliburton is holding its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown (correction!) Houston. This is the perfect opportunity to protest what Austin Spokes calls the "corporate occupation of Iraq." We will call for the company to withdraw from its participation in the illegal occupation of Iraq, which in turn would speed a total withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country. The time and location of the protest is below, and for more information see the Austin Spokes Council website.
WHEN: Wednesday, 18 May 2005; 8:00 AMHope to see you there!
WHERE: Gather at the green space located at 1000 Crawford (Crawford and Lamar), in front of the statue of George R. Brown. March to the Four Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas
WHAT: Hundreds of peace, labor and consumer rights activists will gather outside the annual Halliburton shareholders meeting in Houston, Texas on May 18 to protest war profiteering and corporate cronyism as exemplified by Halliburton.
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