"Haliburton, the US engineering giant formerly headed by vice-president Dick Cheney." - Guardian, February 6, 2005

"Since the Iraq war, when the Houston company won contracts to put out oil fires in Iraq without having to bid against competitors, it has been synonymous with White House cronyism." - Guardian, February 6, 2005

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1406721,00.html