Word: kuwait
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...rasping drone was familiar, as was his surreal declaration: "I am Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq." At his first court appearance in Baghdad last week, the former dictator sparred with the judge, defended his invasion of Kuwait and even floated a defense strategy, claiming the U.S.-financed tribunal had no jurisdiction in Iraq. "This is a theater by Bush the criminal," he said, wagging an index finger...
...forward. And after Bremer handed a blue document binder to Allawi in a small ceremony deep in the fortified Green Zone, it became official that Iraq was its own country and the U.S. immediately restored diplomatic relations that had been severed in 1990 after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait...
...months because of repeated insurgent attacks. Despite all this, Halliburton pushed Iraq's oil production back to prewar levels of 2 million bbl. a day in December, three months ahead of schedule, and delivered 1.8 billion liters of fuel via 700 trucks on the road daily in Iraq and Kuwait...
Whistle-blowers say inefficiency is encouraged by the nature of Halliburton's cost-plus contract, which ensures that the company will be repaid for expenses. Henry Bunting, 59, a former Army staff sergeant in Vietnam, handled procurement contracts for Halliburton from a base in Kuwait. He says he was actively discouraged from bidding. "We were not looking for the best price," Bunting told TIME. "The supervisors said time and again, 'Don't worry about the price. Halliburton will get reimbursed.'" Disgusted, Bunting quit and went home last summer. He testified before Congress in February on Iraqi contract practices. A Halliburton...
Halliburton, which provides counseling in Iraq and vacation leaves every four months, says fewer than 1% of its 24,000 employees have asked to come home. After the Easter attacks, CEO Dave Lesar visited 1,200 workers in Kuwait, but by then scores of drivers had asked to come home. Heering is now working with his father-in-law in construction. His past-due bills are paid, but there's nothing for college. Although he is angry and anxious, Heering hasn't called about counseling. Come fall, he plans to vote for George Bush, but he has harsh words...