FBI probes Halliburton's Pentagon contracts(The Real October surprise)

MSNBC and Newsday ^ | 10-28-04 | Charles Bolen

[WVbowhunter]

FBI probes Halliburton's Pentagon contracts ASSOCIATED PRESS October 28, 2004, 6:53 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The FBI has begun investigating whether the Pentagon improperly awarded no-bid contracts to Halliburton Co., seeking an interview with a top Army contracting officer and collecting documents from several government offices.

The line of inquiry expands an earlier FBI investigation into whether Halliburton overcharged taxpayers for fuel in Iraq, and it elevates to a criminal matter the election-year question of whether the Bush administration showed favoritism to Vice President Dick Cheney's former company.

FBI agents this week sought permission to interview Bunnatine Greenhouse, the Army Corps of Engineers' chief contracting officer who went public last weekend with allegations that her agency unfairly awarded KBR, a Halliburton subsidiary, no-bid contracts worth billions of dollars for work in Iraq, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Asked about the documents, Greenhouse's lawyers said Thursday their client will cooperate but that she wants whistle-blower protection from Pentagon retaliation.

"I think it (the FBI interview request) underscores the seriousness of the misconduct, and it also demonstrates how courageous Ms. Greenhouse was for stepping forward," said Stephen Kohn, one of her attorneys.

"The initiation of an FBI investigation into criminal misconduct will help restore public confidence," Kohn said. "The Army must aggressively protect Ms. Greenhouse from the retaliation she will encounter as a result of blowing the whistle on this misconduct."

FBI agents also recently began collecting documents from Army offices in Texas and elsewhere to examine how and why Halliburton, a Houston-based oil services conglomerate, got the no-bid work.

"The Corps is absolutely cooperating with the FBI, and it has been an ongoing effort," said Army Corps spokeswoman Carol Sanders.

[Juan Medén]

This proves one of two things. Either there are dem moles in the FBI or the FBI director has incredible integrity. Either way, we win!

[Mo1]

It won't work ... Clinton didn't have a problem giving Halliburton contracts

[Trepz]

Point 1. The MSM will treat this as an atomic bomb, ignoring facts and using smear.
Point 2. The "whistle blower" was a democrat.
Point 3. The "whistle blower" has been in prior contact with the MSM
Point 4. The "whsitle blower" has been in prior contact with the dnc.
Point 5. Although Mathews acknowledged the facts, the MSM will not inform the public that the contract was let the Halliburton because Halliburton was about the only company in the world with the resources, personnel and the ability to respond immediately in Iaq immediately.

[Uncle Enzo]

Heinz Kerry was a major Enron and Haliburton shareholder thru her trusts.

Wow, this is the October surprise! This is going to hurt Kerry really bad, to have his wife all tied up in a investigated company. I really hope they get to the bottom of this and nail her, and everyone else involved. Go FBI!

[cmsgop]

Yup!

[Mercat]

Too late. Weekend is here and this story isn't sexy enough.

[infohawk]

If the investigation is just beginning, nothing will be determined for some time. Same old stuff. Won't have any impact.

[Jose Roberto]

And Chrissy Matthews was having multiple orgasms with this ridiculous last straw, last gasp October Surprise. Like they vulgarly say, the DemRats finally shot their wad, it is all over. They will dwell on this day and night and all they'll do is disgust the American people with this horsebleep.

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[SunnySide]

Heinz Kerry was a major Enron and Haliburton shareholder thru her trusts...........


....... and what about holdings of Soro's, Soro's, Soro's Soro's, Soro, Soro, Soro, Sor, Sor, Sor, So, So, So.....

[LibertarianInExile]

Bump to this post and the one below it. The only people who get a woody over Halliburton are the Deaniacs. Who cares what some purported whistleblower spouts three days before the election?!? We all expect better.

Now, if the FBI says something about Monica losin' the weight and goin' after Dubya, let me know.

[Angry Republican]

Because it was done by Clinton. Remember, Clinton's everybody's "hero" who did the best job ever as President.

BTW, note sarcasm.

[luvie]

This story was DOA!!!

[Pastnowfuturealpha]

Perhaps a check into why Clinton used Halliburton - might provide why the government does what it does.

I believe I read where Clinton used the same company - and the record of the company, if true, points to something being really wrong with it -

Why does everyone use the company with its troubled track record - One of those little mysteries of life, I guess -

just my thoughts -

[Petronski]

If that's it, that's it for them. The Halliburton 'whistleblower' story is too esoteric. Americans go on a 48-hour "football/shopping" hiatus beginning Friday evenings...There is not enough time for some half-assed 'whistleblowing' story to get traction. We are not a nation of CPAs and corporate lawyers.

[Thom Pain]

"It seems like the FBI and the CIA are full of people who will do anything to get Bush defeated, regardless of the cost to the country."

You don't know the half of it. It's (far) worse than you can imagine...sigh.

[Semper911]

The story is such a yawner. Just say haliburton, and even my eyes glaze over. No one cares, nor do they even understand it.

If this is all they have, W wins.

[publius1]

It's spaghetti against the wall time for Kerry & his allies. If one clump doesn't stick, try the next one.

The October surprise is a cluster bomb.