OIL WAR

Halliburton answers attack advertising

Halliburton has a contract to take care of our troops in Iraq because of what we know, not who we know. The attack advertising [Real Media] sponsored by American Family Voices is deceptive and apparently is designed to further a political agenda. Our employees in the Middle East are building housing, preparing meals, delivering the mail and providing many other vital services for our troops. Our Halliburton people are sharing the hardships and the risks. Three have lost their lives while working there.
The contract to do the work in Iraq, similar to work the company performed in both Bosnia and Kosovo, was competitively bid in 2001. Part of the deliverables of that contract was a contingency plan to fight oil well fires in case of war with Iraq. When the war began, Halliburton was asked to implement the plan. We were selected for this work because of our unique combination of business experience in defense contracting, engineering and construction and oilfield services.

[American Family Voices has launched its first ad which notes the sweetheart deals Halliburton is receiving from the US government while budgets for education, healthcare and even veteran's benefits are being slashed across the country. It is the first ad in a multimillion dollar ad campaign planned for the fall.]