trouble for Cheney

[Arabella Figg 2003]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4799.shtml



Vice President Dick Cheney faces criminal indictments for illegal activities while CEO of energy giant Halliburton and also illegally intervened to secure a $7 billion no-bid contract for his former employer after his election to office, an analysis by the White House counsel’s office concludes.



The Vice President is currently under investigation by French authorities for bribery, money laundering and misuse of corporate assets while at Halliburton and also faces a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission probe of a $180 million "slush fund" that may have been used to pay bribes.



Although the White House Counsel analysis is not available to the public because of the secrecy of “attorney-client privilege,” it has generated speculation among senior White House aides who suggest the Vice President should step down as President George W. Bush’s running mate for the November Presidential elections. Such talk has increased in GOP circles lately with former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato Wednesday calling on Bush to dump Cheney.



Those who have read the analysis say it presents a “devastating” case against the Vice President and concludes Cheney has violated both the “spirit and intent” of federal laws on conflict of interest.....



The assessment of the White House counsel’s office agrees that Cheney faces “serious legal implications” from the pending French indictments and add that the Vice President’s illegal and unethical lobbying on behalf of Halliburton for the no-bid contract “raises additional questions.”



(be forewarned, the article quotes the President using words that would not survive the DIS word filter)

 

[Patty3]

Wow, I thought alot of this had died down, not good.

 

[Galahad]

This "story" has not been reported by any other source, BTW.

 

[jennyanydots]

A friend sent this to me:

French investigation of Cheney for Niger deal has been in the press. See http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=1562 and http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040705&s=ireland



Some of this came out during Reagan's funeral and so did not get the media coverage that the story deserved.



The story about Cheney using his influence to get Halliburton the multibillion contract has been reported on also. See http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=109719



For months, the vice president's office denied that it played any role in the selection of the company once headed by Cheney to repair Iraq's oil fields. But, as the Washington Post recently reported, it turns out that Libby had been briefed by Pentagon officials before the contract was awarded – raising questions of impropriety at best, and corruption at worst.



See also http://magic-city-news.com/article_1727.shtml



Since Mr. Cheney became Vice-President ,Time Magazine is now reporting that a Pentagon e-mail said Vice President Dick Cheney's office "coordinated" a multibillion-dollar Iraq reconstruction contract awarded to his former employer Halliburton. The e-mail, sent by an Army Corps of Engineers official on March 5, 2003, said Douglas Feith, a senior Pentagon official, provided arrangements for the Restore Iraqi Oil, between Halliburton and the U.S. government . The e-mail said Feith, approved arrangements for the contract "contingent on informing WH (White House) tomorrow. We anticipate no issues since action has been coordinated w VP's (vice president's) office."

 

[DISJAZZ]

I really enjoy riding the monorail. On our last trip, I even had the opportunity to ride up front. The view was fantastic. I really enjoy visiting Walt Disney World.

 

[jennyanydots]

disjazz.