Army looks to replace Halliburton fuel contract

by matt at 1:06 pm on November 6th, 2003 in Politics

From the “It’s about time” department:

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

The lawmakers said the Pentagon’s Defense Energy Support Center imports military fuel from Kuwait to Iraq for $1.08 to $1.19 per gallon, compared with the $2.65 per gallon that Halliburton charges the U.S. government under a no-bid Army contract.

So Halliburton is charging (at minimum) 181% more than the DESC pays. What special service is Halliburton providing to earn that kind of mark-up?

The Army denies that they are looking to replace Halliburton due to the inexplicable high costs.
A) Why not?, and B) What is the “real” reason?

Anyone want to bet that Dick Cheney is putting some pressure on the Army right now?

Oh yeah, Halliburton and Dick Cheney are dirty.

Comments

  1. trout wrote:

    to kinda quote john stewart:

    we’re importing gasoline to iraq…. HUHWHAAAAAA???!!?!?!