| Bush is gone, but Halliburton keeps cashing checks by Pratap Chatterjee, Salon.com June 3rd, 2009 All was remarkably staid as shareholders celebrated Halliburton's $4 billion in operating profits in 2008 at the company's recent AGM in Houston, a striking 22 percent return at a time when many companies are announcing record losses. At the same time, Sen. Byron Dorgan's Senate Democratic Policy Committee was holding a hearing on Capitol Hill focused on abuses by former subsidiary KBR. |
| An extended interview with the author of Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War. by Mike Shea, Texas Monthly January 31st, 2009 Interview with CorpWatch managing editor Pratap Chatterjee, on his forthcoming book, "Halliburton's Army," published by Nation Books and available in books stores on February 2, 2009. |
| Calls grow for a new model for global trade by Robert Weisman, Boston Globe October 9th, 2008 Now come the second thoughts on globalization, as never before have world markets been so integrated. The current financial crisis could mark the start of an effort to overhaul the global financial system conceived at the 1944 summit in Bretton Woods, N.H., which set the rules of international commerce for industrial countries. |
| 5 Steps to Finding Out if a Company Is Green by Eileen P. Gunn, U.S. News & World Report October 9th, 2008 If it's important to you that your employer be environmentally responsible, how can you know for sure that a company is green enough—or even as green as it says it is? Here are five steps to help you find out all that you want to know about how green—or greenwashed—a company might be. |
| KBR puts more emphasis on construction by John Porretto, Associated Press May 7th, 2008 KBR Inc.'s proposed $550 million acquisition of an Alabama engineering and construction company is further evidence of its drive to expand its presence in industrial construction, the top executive of the military and engineering contractor said Tuesday. |
| CorpWatch’s Pratap Chatterjee and Ex-Titan Translator Marwan Mawiri on Corporate Cronyism and Intelligence Outsourcing in Iraq by Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! April 30th, 2008 A Senate Democratic committee heard testimony Monday alleging fraud and waste by the Pentagon’s largest contractor in Iraq, Kellogg Brown and Root, or KBR. KBR denied all the allegations. It used to be a subsidiary of Halliburton, the company formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney. |
| 5th Circuit to Weigh Jurisdiction Over Contractors in Iraq
by Daphne Eviatar, The American Lawyer January 29th, 2008 CorpWatch's Pratap Chatterjee is referenced regarding the Iraq War outsourcing of military functions to KBR |
| The Great Iraq Swindle by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone August 23rd, 2007 Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi chronicles how the U.S. government botched the reconstruction of Iraq, drawing on examples from CorpWatch's new book: Baghdad Bonanza (City Lights Books, 2008) |
| Houston Chronicle: Though CEO leaving for Mideast, he says city is still key by Brett Clanton, Houston Chronicle May 17th, 2007 Halliburton CEO David Lesar distances himself from problems with former subsidiary in Iraq, in reply to CorpWatch questions at the company annual meeting. |
| Democracy Now! Iraq's Missing Oil and Halliburton's Houston Send-Off by Amy Goodman May 15th, 2007 Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman interviews CorpWatch about the new "Goodbye, Houston" alternative annual Halliburton report on the eve of CEO David Lesar's departure for Dubai |
| Independent: Halliburton: From Bush's favourite to a national disgrace by Andrew Buncombe, Independent (UK) March 14th, 2007 CorpWatch's Pratap Chatterjee is prominently featured in this article about Halliburton's move to Dubai. |
| Sunday Times (UK): How the West short-changed Afghanistan by Fariba Nawa, Sunday Times (London) October 29th, 2006 CorpWatch's Fariba Nawa reports on the troubles of her homeland, Afghanistan, in the Sunday Morning Times. |
| CNN International: Hurricane Katrina One Year Later by Jonathan Mann, CNN International August 29th, 2006 CNN International interview about CorpWatch's new report on disaster profiteering after Hurricane Katrina |
| Independent: Katrina: disaster profiteers pocket millions in deals by Andrew Buncombe, The Independent (UK) August 20th, 2006 The Independent examines CorpWatch's report on the reconstruction following Hurricane Katrina. |
| New Orleans Times Picayune: FEMA contracts reignite protests
by James Varney, New Orleans Times Picayune August 18th, 2006 The Times Picayune references CorpWatch's report on Hurricane Katrina in this article discussing how travel trailer contracts were awarded to a Californian and Texan firm that were supposed to benefit small local firms. |
| Marketplace (National Public Radio): Katrina Profiteering by Kai Ryssdal , Marketplace Radio August 17th, 2006 Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal speaks to CorpWatch's Pratap Chatterjee about the parallels between Iraq and Hurricane Katrina, where reconstruction has been marred by profiteering. |
| Financial Times: Weapons and dice, and all things vice Financial Times June 1st, 2006 Financial Times Money Management feature cites CorpWatch as a source in review of 'corporate social responsibility' |
| Bergen Record: Watchdog group accuses contractor of shoddy Afghan work by Hugh R. Morley, Bergen Record May 21st, 2006 New Jersey newspaper reports on CorpWatch criticism of a local multinational, the Louis Berger group, in our new report, "Afghanistan, Inc." |
| Morning Edition: Report Takes Dim View of Afghan Rebuilding Work
by Renee Montagne, Morning Edition (NPR) May 5th, 2006 Writing for the non-profit group CorpWatch, journalist Fariba Nawa tells Renee Montagne she found evidence of flawed work on schools, health clinics, roads and other public projects financed by the United States and other countries. |
| Denver Post: Lewis: Dubai deal business as usual by Al Lewis, The Denver Post February 25th, 2006 CorpWatch's Pratap Chatterjee is quoted in a Denver Post article about the Dubai Ports World acquisition. |