Halliburton Watch to Update Nigerian Bribery Timeline

[CorpGovActivist]

Yesterday, I received notice from the fine folks at HalliburtonWatch.org that they are updating the Nigerian bribery timeline: http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/nigeria_timeline.html

As additional information (e.g., the text of the e-mails setting forth Halliburton's efforts to cover up the story, with the help of the senior-most Bush Administration officials) comes to light, I'll be sure to post updates here.

- Dave

[meegbear]

1. Whats up with this ....

Gasoline Overcharges

... Congressman Henry Waxman (R-CA) says evidence exists ....

http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/gas.html

GRRRRRRRR! :mad:

[CorpGovActivist]

3. You Should See Waxman's Vault...

... full of evidence.

- Dave

[meegbear]

5. I'm sure he's a fine REPUBLICAN

[CorpGovActivist]

6. ???

Who? Waxman?

*puzzled look*

- Dave

[meegbear]

7. Thats what the writeup says

[CorpGovActivist]

8. LOL

Nice catch. I needed one more cup of coffee.

; )

- Dave

[Frustratedlady]

2. And the beat goes on....

Does any candidate have going after Halliburton, KBR, et al., as a campaign issue? It would have been a good one.

[CorpGovActivist]

4. I Have Mixed Feelings...

... about the Kerry campaign's choice not to run with what they knew in 2004.

- Dave

[IdesOfOctober]

9. Assuming Waxman's staff...

... doesn't give out a goody bag to the press corps, as an early trick-or-treat.

; )

Ides

[CorpGovActivist]

10. Or Conyers...or...

... http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/

; )

One of the past Chairs of that Committee is a battle-hardened veteran, who still has some fight left in him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Democratic_Policy_Committee_Chairman

- Dave

[IdesOfOctober]

11. Latest?

[CorpGovActivist]

12. I Expect Indictments...

... soon, based on my latest conversations.

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

13. Next Week?

??

[CorpGovActivist]

14. From Your Lips...

... to God's ears!

It's been a long road.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

15. Fingers Crossed...

... I would now answer, "leans toward a yes," with fingers crossed.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

16. You Saw Friday's First Trickle, Right?

: )

- Dave

[IdesOfOctober]

17. Yes, it makes me picture KKKarl as...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=boy+finger+dike+hans+brinker

In fact, I think I'm going to start that thread.

Ides

[SeveneightyWhoa]

18. Strange coincidence:

Probably doesn't mean anything but I'll just throw this out there.. :think:. Absolutely nothing to it, I assume. (But hey, with things getting heated as the Democrats are about to take control, its only logical that I put on my tinfoil hat.)

From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14959097:

The e-mails, he said, focused on how the Houston oil field services conglomerate would defend itself against a federal review of bribery and corruption charges connected to Halliburton’s natural gas operations in Nigeria.

David A. Smith, who says he owns a single share of company’s common stock, filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, saying David R. Smith “was being asked to weigh in on how to explain away the source of the bribes paid to Nigerian officials.”

Nigerian officials... Nigerian officials..

From http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/world/africa/29cnd-nigeria.html:

DAKAR, Senegal Oct. 30 — A commercial airliner with 104 people on board, including the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s vast Muslim population, crashed today shortly after takeoff in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. It was the third deadly passenger plane crash in Nigeria in a little more than a year.
...
In addition to the sultan, several top Sokoto State officials were on the plane, Mr. Shehu said, including two senators and the deputy governor. The group had been in the capital attending a government meeting on education, Mr. Shehu said.

Nigerian officials.. plane crash, hmm.

[CorpGovActivist]

19. Nigeria Is a Mess Right Now...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria

http://search.state.gov/search?q=nigeria&site=stategov%7Coig%7Cfpc%7Cbmena%7Cusawc%7Cmepi%7Ctravel%7Cexchanges%7Ccareers%7Cfoia%7Caiep&client=stategov_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=stategov_frontend&entqr=3&lr=lang_en&sort=date%3AD%3AS%3Ad1

Unfortunately for our principles, it - like the locations of so many other repressive regimes - is the location of untold natural resources, and is, accordingly, designated as "treat with kid gloves" by the current Administration.

So, we're gonna Marcos this one up. Noriega it up. Hussein it up.

As for "well-timed" plane crashes - there seems to be a bit of synchronicity going on: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2512483&mesg_id=2515450

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

20. Bump

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