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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Harry Hope" |
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23 Sep 2003 08:01:30 PM |
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Halliburton Crony Gets Top Iraq Energy Post |
McKee's appointment already is coming under scrutiny because of his
role as chairman of Houston-based Enventure Global Technology, an
oil-field joint venture owned by Shell and Halliburton.
Halliburton's role in Iraq has been highly controversial, since the
Corps of Engineers chose the firm once headed by Vice President *****
Cheney for the job of repairing Iraq's energy infrastructure without
seeking bids from competing companies.
"The administration continues to create the impression that the fox is
in charge of the hen house," said Rep. Henry Waxman of California,
ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee and a
persistent critic of the Halliburton contract.
"Given Mr. McKee's close relationship with Halliburton, he's an odd
choice to hold them accountable for the billions of dollars they are
charging American taxpayers."
Officials from both ConocoPhillips and Enventure declined to discuss
McKee's appointment Monday.
From The Houston Chronicle, 9/23/03:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2113946
Houston exec gets top Iraq energy post
By DAVID IVANOVICH
WASHINGTON --
Houston's Robert E. McKee III, a former ConocoPhillips executive, has
been appointed the new senior adviser to the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
He will replace Philip J. Carroll, the one-time head of Shell Oil Co.
who has overseen the often tumultuous effort to jump-start Iraq's oil
sector for less than five months.
His selection as the Bush administration's energy czar in Iraq already
is drawing fire from Capitol Hill because of his ties to the prime
contractor in the Iraqi oil fields, Houston-based Halliburton Co.
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Cozy li'l arrangement, ain't it.
Harry
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