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While soldiers are dying in Iraq, Dick Cheney's old company Halliburton has defrauded the government of millions and charged for meals for the troops which were never delivered. Today, we're trying to raise $1.1 million to air a new ad in swing states that calls the Bush White House on its cronyism with Halliburton. Can you contribute to get it on the air? Dear MoveOn member, There are lots of reasons that things are going south in Iraq. President Bush alienated the international community, lied to the world about the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, failed to plan for reconstruction . . . and the list goes on. But there's another less talked-about reason that things are turning out so badly: President Bush and Vice President Cheney simply can't resist a chance to help their corporate friends make a buck, even when it undermines the troops. Today, we're launching a new ad to call the Bush Administration on its ties to the scandal-plagued company Halliburton. In just a year in Iraq, Halliburton employees have accepted $6 million in illegal kickbacks (1), the company overcharged taxpayers millions for gas (2), and charged hundreds of millions of dollars for meals for our troops that were never delivered (3). It's a perfect example of how Bush and Cheney's taste for corporate cronyism has weakened our country and cost taxpayers billions. We know from polling that for many people the Halliburton debacle illustrates a core weakness in the Bush program, and helps convince independent voters to vote against Bush. That's why it's so important that we get this ad, which hammers that point home, in front of as many people as possible. If we can raise $1.1 million, we can run the ad deep for a week in a number of the key "battleground" states. Please contribute what you can to help us get it on the air today at: http://www.moveonpac.org/donate/halliburton.html?id=2927-1465837-FoXsWs788HEc8nBJWn.xnA On that page, you can also read a full script of the ad and take a look at the story boards. Revelations regarding Halliburton's unethical and at times illegal behavior continue to pop up at a regular pace. But perhaps more worrisome are indications that the Bush administration isn't just turning a blind eye to Halliburton's corrupt business practices -- it's actively helping the company along. For example, Time Magazine exposed last week that newly disclosed internal Pentagon emails suggest that the office of Vice President Dick Cheney was instrumental in sealing an $18 BILLION no-bid contract for the Vice President's former company (4). Nor does Halliburton's track record end at fraud. In a Pentagon audit, Halliburton was warned that its food service facilities which serve our troops in Iraq were dangerously unsanitary, with "blood all over the floor" of its kitchens, "dirty pans," and "rotting meats ... and vegetables." (5) As Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) put it, Halliburton is ultimately "a company that arrogantly is overcharging when they can get away with it and not providing the quality of service that they agreed to do." (6) Vice President Dick Cheney still holds hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stock options in the company.(7) So it's hardly surprising that the Administration's response has been anemic, even when faced with clear evidence that the company is bilking taxpayers. That's why we need to get this ad on the air. Can you contribute to make that happen? Go to: http://www.moveonpac.org/donate/halliburton.html?id=2927-1465837-FoXsWs788HEc8nBJWn.xnA Sincerely, --Eli Pariser MoveOn PAC June 10th, 2004 Footnotes: 1. Halliburton admits $6m kickbacks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3425043.stm 2. Halliburton: $61M Overcharge? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/12/politics/main588216.shtml 3. Halliburton Grilled Over Meals http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/02/eveningnews/main597566.shtml 4. Time reports Cheney hand in contract http://www.iht.com/articles/522594.html 5. Contractor served troops dirty food in dirty kitchens http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/12/14/2003079545 6. See 5, above. 7. Cheney may still have Halliburton ties http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/25/news/companies/cheney/?cnn=yes PAID FOR BY MoveOn PAC P.O. Box 9218, Berkeley, CA 94709 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Management: This is a message from MoveOn PAC. To remove yourself (Jeff Atto) from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://moveon.org/s?i=2927-1465837-FoXsWs788HEc8nBJWn.xnA --------------------- |
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