SECRET SUBCONTRACTOR SUBVERTS SCRUTINY. A New York Times article points to questions about the identity of Halliburton's Kuwaiti subcontractor for providing fuel to Iraq. The Army Corps of Engineers refuses to disclose the identity of the subcontractor, citing security concerns. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal) says that government officials identified the contractor as Altanmia Commercial Marketing Company, but petrolium experts say they have never heard of such a company. Halliburton has been criticized for charging the U.S. government higher than market prices for gas it imports into Iraq under a non-competitive contract awarded in March. Not knowing who is supplying the gas makes it difficult to determine if too much is being paid. article
Well, I don't know about that last bit - Iraqis are paying less than half what the military is paying. But...why all the secrecy here?
Hmmmm....
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
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