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| 21/7/05 | What’s New on Corpwatch – Halliburton |
Oklahoma-based Kerr-McGee’s contract with Morocco to explore for oil and gain in the contested territory on the Atlantic coast of northern Africa is complicating a 30 year independence struggle. Hallliburton Wins New $4.9 Billion Iraq Contract by David Phinney With little fanfare and no public announcement, the U.S. Army quietly awarded billions of dollars in new work to Halliburton’s subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) on May 1 to support the United States military occupation of Iraq. IN THE NEWS INDONESIA: Indonesia hit by petrol shortages US: Accounting firms complain to watchdog CANADA: Indigenous Youth Challenge Corporate Mining US: Recruiting Database Inspires Outrage RUSSIA: Shell gas project hit by eight-month delay INDIA: Bechtel Sells Its Stake In Dabhol Power Plant WORLD: The Rich Boys IRAQ: A.P. Moeller Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Amid Security Threat US: National Guard Chief Says Private Military Contractors Stymie Recruitment IRAQ: Oil workers Defend Public Ownership US: Ebbers Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for $11 Billion Fraud US: Pentagon to Amend Controversial Commercial Structure of Lockheed IRAQ: L-3 Snaps Up $426-million Army Intel Work US: Whistleblower suit against Custer Battles can proceed DONATE TO CORPWATCH Support CorpWatch’s work to hold corporations accountable on human rights, labor rights and environmental justice issues through education and activism. |
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