Seattle P-I: Halliburton cited again on Iraq contracts

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/303946_iraqwaste16.html

WASHINGTON -- A top Pentagon auditor told Congress on Thursday that $10 billion in defense contracts for Iraq reconstruction and troop support were either excessive or undocumented, including $2.7 billion for contracts held by Halliburton or one of its subsidiaries.

... The new audit report put the spotlight again on Halliburton, the Houston-based conglomerate formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, which has landed large Pentagon contracts without competition.

Most of Halliburton's $2.7 billion in questionable charges came from programs to feed and support U.S. troops.

The auditors reported that a Halliburton subsidiary, KBR, overcharged the Pentagon by $212 million for meals served to U.S. troops in Iraq, $100 million for troop housing sites that had already been shut down and $42 million in subcontractor costs that were duplicated.

[Doondoo]

1. Isn't this about the 50th time??

[SpiralHawk]

2. "This is fabulous news." - Dickie "Five Military Deferments" Cheney

"Excuse me while I count up my war profits." - Dickie 5D