in that there were several emails from the officer who was the
contracts officer thanking the Vice President's office for expediting
the contract with Halliburton.
larry
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:53:56 -0400, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> At 12:38 6/30/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >What exactly was this?
> >
> >the one Haliburton no-bid thing
>
>
> The proper protocol to win military contracts is to submit a competitive
> bid detailing what you will do and for how much. Halliburton secured the
> contract without a competitive bid. People go to jail for violating army
> procurement rules. I have read several articles in the WSJ where experts
> have stated that their opinion is that while certain protocols may have
> been broken there doesn't look like a back-room deal was brokered and in
> fact that need was an over-ruling factor in moving forward without the
> competitive bids. Furthermore, the unit of Halliburton that has been
> accused of overcharging is KBR - which is a subsidiary of Halliburton - and
> operates essentially like a separate company. I just wouldn't make sense
> for a guy like Cheney to make it this obvious.
>
> That said, one can't but help wonder why is this administration and in
> particular this project been marred with so many scandals and
> suspicions? Can they all be overblown conspiracy theories?
>
> *Has any of this actually been resolved yet? Has any independent agency
> either cleared or denounced the legality of the Halliburton contract?
>
>
>
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