"in the coming days, government contract officers plan to give American companies the first contracts to rebuild Iraq, a task that experts say could eventually cost $25 billion to $100 billion.

The companies that have been invited to bid on the work include some of the nation's largest and most politically connected construction businesses. Among them are Halliburton, where Vice President Dick Cheney served as chief executive from 1995 until mid-2000; the Bechtel Group, whose ranks have included several Republican cabinet alumni; and Fluor, which has ties to several former top government intelligence and Pentagon procurement officials [...]

[the Bush administration] may face some heat from lawmakers upset that the administration is moving so swiftly to sign deals with private companies without consulting Congress first."

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/business/23REBU.html


Erfahrung am Bau: Halliburton. Besides its links to Mr. Cheney, the company has been a major military contractor since World War II. Most recently, it handled the high-speed construction of the Guantánamo prison compound for terror suspects .

neugierig geworden? die halliburton aktie steht nicht schlecht.
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