> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Harrell > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 02:59 PM > To: brinl > Subject: Scouted: Halliburton overcharging?!? > > > <gasp> > Say it ain't so! Surely a company awarded a lucrative > contract without having to bid for it wouldn't try to > take advantage! > > And gasoline hasn't dropped to ~$1.40 here now that > Labor Day is well past...(from ~$1.68 right > before)shuuuuur.... > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031016/ap_on_go_co/halliburton_iraq_2 "...Reps. Henry Waxman of California and John Dingell of Michigan complained to the Bush administration that Halliburton's KBR subsidiary is billing the Army between $1.62 and $1.70 per gallon, while the average price for Middle East gasoline is 71 cents...
Look, its an OBVIOUS case of market forces driving prices. In fact, Halliburton is giving the military a DEAL - $.03 of mark-up for shipping that sweet Alaskan crude all the way from the Texan refineries to the Middle East is a clear example of KBR's patriotic service to this country (and the troops!) -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
