Halliburton Co., the energy services giant and controversial defense contractor, said Sunday it is opening a new corporate headquarters in Dubai in the Middle East.
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One Washington corporate lobbyist said: "I think it ensures that there will be some interesting oversight hearings," since Democrats have been unhappy with Halliburton's no-bid contracts and what they believe is its poor performance.
The lobbyist, who requested anonymity so he would not jeopardize relationships with his clients, said the move raises several questions, among them how much did Halliburton receive in incentives to move to Dubai and what does it do to the company's tax structure.
"If there's a huge tax shift, then it's taking money from U.S. taxpayers while they're taking no-bid contracts," the lobbyist said.
Yeah, the heat in Houston in the summertime is nothing compared to the heat in front of say, Henry Waxman, anytime. I'm thinking that CheneyBurton is getting the fuck out while the gettings good. And if those corporate records that the House Committee needs to see are in a box in Dubai? Sorry, Congressman we just don't know where those receipts are.
Another reason VP Dick has earned his stipend... making sure that CheneyBurton screwed everyone to max advantage and then takes the proverbial powder. I wonder how many company records were moved to Dubai as "National Security" documents on the C-17 Darth Cheney rode around the Gulf in?
