Examining Halliburton's 'Sweetheart' Deal in Iraq
- "Halliburton has what appears to be a super sweetheart deal, but military contracting experts say the reality is quite a bit more complicated." By John Burnett. [NPR]
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1559574

Halliburton Article Index
- News articles showing Halliburton in a good light.
- http://www.halliburton.com/news/article_index.jsp

Halliburton's High-Power Ties to U.S. Government
- "The giant Texas-based corporation landed many lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts, which many consider a problem because Cheney is Halliburton's former CEO. [John] Burnett reports that the company's high-profile federal government connections ha
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1569364

Cheney's Role in Halliburton Contracts Debated
- "Critics believe Vice President Dick Cheney steered work to the company he once headed. But industry experts say Halliburton likely won the deal for other reasons." By John Burnett. [NPR]
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1567430

Army Corps Clears Halliburton
- "The head of the Army Corps of Engineers quietly exonerated Halliburton Co. of any wrongdoing in a Kuwait fuel-delivery contract that Pentagon auditors asserted has overcharged the U.S. government by more than $100 million." By Neil King.
- http://webreprints.djreprints.com/903110980199.html

Cynics Without a Cause
- Editorial by David Brooks that when it comes to Halliburton, "the democratic presidential candidates are content simply to repeat demagogic and misleading applause lines." [New York Times] (Purchase required.)
- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/opinion/11BROO.html

No 'Cronyism' in Iraq
- "The premise of the accusations [of cronyism] is completely contrary to the way government contracting works, both in theory and in practice." By Steven Kelman, former administrator of Office of Federal Procurement Policy. [Washington Post]
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A6691-2003Nov5

Halliburton's Mission
- Editorial by Dave Lesar, CEO of Halliburton. "The services for the military, in fact, produce a profit of only a few cents on the dollar -- we do this work because it is important." [Wall Street Journal]
- http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004181