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Camp Bondsteel by Halliburton &subtitles
'''Halliburton''' is an [[oil]] services company founded in 1919.
'''Halliburton''' is an [[oil]] services company founded in 1919.
==Dick Cheney as [[CEO]]==
After the [[Gulf War]] [[Dick Cheney]] was CEO. As [[Vice President]], Cheney and the company came under criticism for sweetheart deals and no-bid contracts to develop [[fracking]] technology and energy independence. It is estimated that Halliburton made $39.5 billion off the [[Iraq War]].<ref>https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war</ref>
After the [[Gulf War]] [[Dick Cheney]] was CEO. As [[Vice President]], Cheney and the company came under criticism for sweetheart deals and no-bid contracts to develop [[fracking]] technology and energy independence. It is estimated that Halliburton made $39.5 billion off the [[Iraq War]].<ref>https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/308-12/16561-focus-cheneys-halliburton-made-395-billion-on-iraq-war</ref>
Dick Cheney personally received a payout of about $35 million from Halliburton when he left the company to join the ticket of presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]],<ref>https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/24/chris-matthews/chris-matthews-says-cheney-got-34-million-payday-h/</ref> and Cheney's total compensation from that company could have been far in excess of even that number.
Dick Cheney personally received a payout of about $35 million from Halliburton when he left the company to join the ticket of presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]],<ref>https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/24/chris-matthews/chris-matthews-says-cheney-got-34-million-payday-h/</ref> and Cheney's total compensation from that company could have been far in excess of even that number.
==Camp Bondsteel==
Camp Bondsteel, the main base of the US Army under KFOR command in [[Kosovo]], was built by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector.<ref>{{cite web |title=BUSH, IN KOSOVO, TELLS U.S. TROOPS ROLE IS ESSENTIAL |author=David E. Sanger |publisher=[[NYT]] |date=25-Jul-2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/25/world/bush-in-kosovo-tells-us-troops-role-is-essential.html |quote=Camp Bondsteel did not exist until the end of the air war in Kosovo in 1999. In 25 months, however, after a building spree by Brown & Root -- a subsidiary of Halliburton, which Vice President Dick Cheney headed when he was in the private sector -- it has become a sprawling town for American troops and their allies.}}</ref>
==Headquarters==
Their headquarters is moving from [[Texas]] to [[Dubai]], in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6440365.stm Halliburton plans move to Dubai] BBC News - Business section</ref>
Their headquarters is moving from [[Texas]] to [[Dubai]], in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6440365.stm Halliburton plans move to Dubai] BBC News - Business section</ref>
==References==
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==See Also:==
==See Also:==
Financing Halliburton in [[George_Soros#Financing_Halliburton|George Soros]]
*Financing Halliburton in [[George_Soros#Financing_Halliburton|George Soros]]
*[http://www.halliburton.com/ Halliburton Corporate Website]
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