CHENEY MISLEADS ON HALLIBURTON

Vice President Dick Cheney has insisted that criticism of his former company Halliburton is unwarranted and politically motivated. On October 5th, at the vice-presidential debate, Cheney said, "the reason they keep mentioning Halliburton is because they're trying to throw up a smokescreen. They know the charges are false...there's no substance to the charges."[1] The FBI isn't so sure.

It was revealed Thursday that "the FBI has expanded its investigation of Halliburton's work in Iraq to determine if the Pentagon improperly awarded no-bid contracts."[2] In June it was reported that, according to an Army Corps of Engineer's email, a multi-billion dollar no-bid contract for Halliburton "had been 'coordinated' with the office of Vice President Cheney."[3]

Sources:

1. "The Cheney-Edwards Vice Presidential Debate," Commission on Presidential Debates, 10/05/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1232180&l=66116.
2. "FBI expands Halliburton probe - report," CBS, 10/28/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1232180&l=66117.
3. "E-Mail Links Cheney's Office, Contract," Washington Post, 6/2/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1232180&l=66118.

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