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To: i-node who wrote (617613)	6/27/2011 9:27:29 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578704

"There just wasn't any hint of corruption in it. It was totally appropriate; there was no conflict of interests involved and it wasn't a political event." You have NO IDEA what went on in those meetings, and neither does anyone else that wasn't there. They are SECRET, even though Cheney is a public employee conducting the people's business.

To: i-node who wrote (617613)	6/27/2011 11:01:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578704

> How quickly you forget all of Cheney's meetings with oil people to give you just one of many examples. I didn't forget about it. There just wasn't any hint of corruption in it. It was totally appropriate; there was no conflict of interests involved and it wasn't a political event. Why are you making such outrageous statements? This ranks right up there with solar being more ecologically damaging than fracking. Under Cheney, Haliburton was selling illegal equipment to Iran, a sworn enemy of the US: "1998 Cheney negotiates the purchase of Dresser Industries for $7.7 billion. After the purchase, numerous asbestos related lawsuits hit the hybrid company. The claims forced several Halliburton divisions into bankruptcy. Halliburton’s stock falls 80 percent in one year. 1999 MARCH: Abdulamir Mahdi is arrested in Florida during a sting operation. At the same time his office in Toronto and his home are searched by the RCMP. NOVEMBER 22: Abdulamir Mahdi receives a 51-month sentence on one count of conspiracy to evade export regulations for sending equipment to Iran and Iraq. (read about the case ) 2000 FEBRUARY: Halliburton opens an office in Tehran while Cheney is still CEO. At the same time, Halliburton ends its presence in Iraq. SPRING: George Bush asks Cheney to help him find a vice-presidential running mate. Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg says that Halliburton's business with Iran is unethical and possibly illegal. "To be looking for breaks in the law that permit them (Halliburton) to profit while this hostility (with Iran) is in front of us is unacceptable under any condition." JUNE 13: Cheney tells the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary “we’re kept out of there primarily by our own government, which has made a decision that U.S. firms should not be allowed to invest significantly in Iran and I think that’s a mistake. JULY: Cheney says he never voted against releasing Mandela from jail. He says he was only voting against imposing sanctions, even though sanctions were never mentioned in the House vote. JULY 25: Bush tells the press that he has chosen Cheney to be his running mate. JULY 30: Cheney says he actually wanted Mandela out of prison"Well, certainly I would have loved to have Nelson Mandela released. I don't know anybody who was for keeping him in prison. Again, this was a resolution of the U.S. Congress, so it wasn't as though if we passed it, he was going to be let out of prison." AUGUST 16: Cheney quits Halliburton to run as Bush’s vice-president. He exits Halliburton with a stock payoff worth $30 million." cbc.ca Obama is corrupt, but to be fair, I'm not sure he has the gumption to realize WHY these practices are inappropriate. Really? Credible links please.