 art:Krayon Kid
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Produced and released just as the bombs began to fall upon Baghdad in March 2003. Prophetic lyric: "Halliburton's gonna score"...
indeed
they
have
with billions of dollars of
no-bid* contracts to
rebuild Iraq. These
services included providing the troops with
"filthy mess halls and rotten food",
overcharging the government $61 million for
hauling gasoline from Kuwait,
and more recently charging Uncle Sam for empty flatbed truck runs. In
addition to
impressive profits, they are running up an
impressive rap sheet!
Former CEO (and self-appointed draft-dodging vice-president) Dick Cheney claims to have absolutely nothing to do with Halliburton's incredible Iraq success. He also vehemently denies any continued financial ties to Halliburton, but his deferred compensation and stock options indicate otherwise. And Halliburton CEO David Lesar is doing pretty well himself... to the tune of $42 million. War is lucrative if you know the right people, and painful if you don't. But finally the Pentagon has decided that there might just be some monkey business afoot. This song also makes the claim that both Bush and Cheney are Nazis, mocking them with a German salute. Before dismissing this charge as crazy or ludicrous, we invite you to read this article, which points out numerous parallels between the 1933 Reichstag Fire and the 9/11/2001 attacks, and Wayne Madsen's detailed essay on the many similarities between the Nazi regime and the Bush administration. And, like Mr. Madsen, we have no intention of apologizing. The "Extended Version" features an extended guitar groove and additional horrifying quotes from our unelected leader, the self-professed "War President". George Orwell would be proud. *As whistleblower Bunnatine Greenhouse learned the hard way, bad things happen if one dares to question Halliburton's no-bid contracts. NEWSFLASH (20-Sep-2006): Halliburton makes the news again, this time for sending civilian truckers into battle and battling Robert Greenwald's newly-released film "Iraq For Sale".
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