Raise your hand if you're surprised by this.

[unixronin]

Halliburton hired for storm cleanup

The Navy has hired Houston-based Halliburton Co. to restore electric power, repair roofs and remove debris at three naval facilities in Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Halliburton subsidiary KBR will also perform damage assessments at other naval installations in New Orleans as soon as it is safe to do so.

KBR was assigned the work under a "construction capabilities" contract awarded in 2004 after a competitive bidding process.  The company is not involved in the Army Corps of Engineers' effort to repair New Orleans' levees.

(link from james_nicoll)

Tell me with a straight face that nobody saw THAT coming.

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[novel-tharkun.livejournal.com]

I don't personally believe it, but another part of that particular conspiracy theory would be the personal / party donations by Halliburton to the Republican party, and Vice-President Cheney's ability to direct it and control the flow levels.