{"id":2011,"date":"2004-06-07T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-07T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles-wp\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2004-06-07T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2004-06-07T18:34:00","slug":"follow-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles\/2004\/06\/07\/14\/34\/follow-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dick Cheney on Meet the Press<\/i> September, 2003:<\/p>\n

Russert asked, “Were you involved in any way in the awarding of those contracts?” Cheney’s reply: “Of course not, Tim … And as Vice President, I have absolutely no influence of, involvement of, knowledge of in any way, shape or form of contracts led by the [Army] Corps of Engineers or anybody else in the Federal Government.”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Internal Pentagon email dataed March 5th, 2003, sent by an Army Corps of Engineers official:<\/p>\n

“Action” on a multibillion-dollar Halliburton contract was “coordinated” with Cheney’s office. The e-mail says Douglas Feith, a high-ranking Pentagon hawk, got the “authority to execute RIO,” or Restore Iraqi Oil, from his boss, who is Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz … The e-mail says Feith approved arrangements for the contract “contingent on informing WH [White House] tomorrow. We anticipate no issues since action has been coordinated w VP’s [Vice President’s] office.” Three days later, the Army Corps of Engineers gave Halliburton the contract, without seeking other bids.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Earlier here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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