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KBR and Halliburton Can Be Sued For Iraq Toxic Burn Pits, Court Rules

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/kbr-and-halliburton-can-be-sued-iraq-toxic-burn-pits-court-rules

KBR and Halliburton - two major U.S. military contractors - can be sued for the health impacts of trash incineration on U.S. soldiers who served in the war in Iraq, according to a new court decision that allows a series of 57 lawsuits against the companies to go forward.

Failed Cuban "Twitter" Project Designed By U.S. Government Contractors

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/failed-cuban-twitter-project-designed-us-government-contractors

ZunZuneo - a now defunct social media platform similar to Twitter - was designed to undermine the Cuban government by two private contractors: Creative Associates International from Washington DC and Mobile Accord, a Denver based company. Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

AUSTRALIA: Halliburton Expands Military Presence Downunder

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/australia-halliburton-expands-military-presence-downunder

Halliburton has quietly put down deep roots in Australia. Its operations include hundreds of secret Defence projects, the Adelaide-to-Darwin railway and managing the Australian Grand Prix.

IRAQ: Military Faces $4 Billion Budget Gap With Halliburton

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/iraq-military-faces-4-billion-budget-gap-halliburton

The $4 Billion difference in what Halliburton says it will cost to provide food, housing and other services for U.S. troops this year dramatizes the cost crunch that is well beyond initial White House estimates.