"SWATT" <gulliano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> After its successful looting of national treasure, Halliburton is
> escaping to a country where most terrorists were trained and
> 'graduated': Saudi Arabia.
Dubai isn't in Saudi Arabia.. It is in the UAE. Also it is one of the most
beautiful tourist areas in the world with incredible man made islands.. I
look forward to going there one day.
>
> Now Cheney and Bush are going to have more excuses to waste taxpayers
> on their travel to Dubai to cash in their share from Halliburton and
> to get free blow jobs from the Arabs.
>
> It's offical: Halliburton, a Dick Cheney creation, is moving its HQ to
> Dubai from Texas. This means the "war" in Iraq is going to last as
> long as Halliburton wants to keep it going and as long as it can juice
> more money from the American people. There must be a special very hot
> place in hell for these evil assholes executives at Halliburton. And
> they need to be sent there ASAP.
>
>>From BBC News
> Sunday, 11 March 2007, 20:14 GMT
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6440365.stm
>
> Halliburton plans move to Dubai
>
> Halliburton, the oil services company formerly headed by US Vice-
> President Dick Cheney, is moving its headquarters from Texas to Dubai.
>
> The company said it hoped the move to the United Arab Emirates would
> help it expand its business in the Middle East.
>
> Halliburton won valuable contracts in Iraq following the US-led
> invasion of 2003, some of which were awarded without competitive
> bidding.
>
> The company also has extensive operations in Saudi Arabia.
>
> The oil giant will keep an office in Houston but the posts of
> chairman, president and chief executive will be based in Dubai.
>
> Chief Executive Dave Lesar, speaking at a conference in Bahrain,
> confirmed that he would be relocating.
>
> "As the CEO, I'm responsible for the global business of Halliburton in
> both hemispheres and I will continue to spend quite a bit of time in
> an airplane as I remain attentive to our customers, shareholders and
> employees around the world," he said.
>
> "Yes, I will spend the majority of my time in Dubai."
>
> In 2006, Halliburton made profits of $2.3bn on revenues of $22.6bn.
>
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