Cheney testified in Halliburton probe, not charged

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who formerly headed Halliburton Co. , provided sworn testimony in a probe of company's 1998 accounting practices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday.

Halliburton agreed to pay a $7.5 million penalty to settle the SEC probe, which also resulted in charges against a former chief financial officer and a former controller, the SEC said. ...

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[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Sworn testimony, you say?

I say we comb over every word of that fucker's testimony, wait til AFTER he's the VP nominee officially, then "leak" it to the media.

[democrat_patriot]

3. Where can we get a copy?

[wishlist]

2. That's all? Sounds like a big time payoff to save Cheney's skin

Where is an independent prosecutor when we need one.

[Jacobin]

4. I'll be glad when this is off the news 24/7

Non-stop coverage of the corrupt VP and his testimony about accounting practices that are illegal is getting to be sooo tiring.

:eyes:

[w4rma]

5. 2 paragraphs and a sentence is all Reuters decided to give this story.

This is the Vice President* of the United States most likely involved directly in corruption at his previous job and is most likely using his power as Vice President* of the United States to keep himself out of trouble. Reuters has decided that 2 paragraphs and a sentence is all this major story warrants. :mad:

[Tsiyu]

6. Cheney's got pictures

of every reporter in the US --- NAKED!!!!That's how he keeps them in line. And isn't it fabulous that he has enough $$$$$ to override his complete poverty of integrity?