Tag Archives: Dick Cheney

War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity: The Story of U.S. Exceptionalism in Iraq

March 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ajamu Baraka This month marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. attack on Iraq, one of the most egregious expressions of naked power and imperial ambition since the Second World War. The attack defied both an outraged world opinion … read more »

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Why Ethiopian-Americans Should Vote For Obama

October 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mamo Berhan (berhanmamo@rocketmail.com) I recently read an article titled, “why I will not vote for Obama again’ in one of the so- called opposition web sites. I feel guilty for visiting such web sites. I feel the same guilt whenever … read more »

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US fear and loathing over spy drone

December 15, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Dr. Ismail Salami Iran says that it has no intention of returning the drone and that Washington should compensate Tehran for violating the country’s airspace. Iranian military officials inspect the U.S. drone that violated Iran’s air space, Dec. 8, 2011. … read more »

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Lawyer Pleads Guilty For Role In Bribing Nigerian Government Officials

March 11, 2011 by benim

A legal adviser to US engineering firm Kellogg Brown & Root pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from a long-running probe into bribery to obtain contracts for a multibillion-dollar natural gas venture in Nigeria, officials said. Jeffrey Tesler, a British … read more »

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Nigeria anti-graft agency detains 12 oil execs

January 13, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had arrested 12 oil executives from firms including Noble Corp, Tidewater and Transocean over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme. It said the executives were arrested in a series of raids over the … read more »

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Elizabeth Edwards wrote estranged husband out of will

January 6, 2011 by benim

Elizabeth Edwards has written her estranged husband, John Edwards, out of her will, it has been reported. Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP In life Elizabeth Edwards was at first a loyal political wife urging her husband to pursue his White House ambitions … read more »

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Nigeria’s deal to drop Cheney charges called illegal

December 29, 2010 by benim

Lawyers and media pundits in Nigeria are accusing the government of acting illegally by agreeing to settle criminal bribery charges against Dick Cheney out of court. Nigeria charged Cheney and applied for an Interpol arrest warrant earlier this month in … read more »

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Dick Cheney, Halliburton agrees to pay $35 mln in Nigeria graft case

December 21, 2010 by benim

LAGOS — US oil services group Halliburton agreed to pay Nigeria 35 million dollars to settle a bribery dispute which led to charges being filed against former US vice president Dick Cheney, it said Tuesday. Nigeria had on December 7 … read more »

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Shadow Chasing -As Nigeria gov. Drops Charges Against Cheney, Halliburton

December 14, 2010 by benim

THE Federal Government’s effort at prosecuting former United States Vice President Richard Bruce ‘Dick’ Cheney and other officials of Halliburton paid off, following payment of huge sums of money to the coffers of Nigeria, as Nigeria has reportedly agreed to … read more »

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Wikileaks on Gaddafi: Lockerbie Bomber ‘Freed After Libya Threats’

December 7, 2010 by benim

Britain feared Libya would take “harsh and immediate action” against it if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison, leaked US diplomatic cables have suggested. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi made “thuggish” threats to halt all trade deals with the UK and … read more »

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Nigeria charges former US VP Dick Cheney over bribery

December 7, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s anti-corruption body on Tuesday charged former US Vice President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal involving oil services firm Halliburton Co. during time he served as its top official. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 16-count charge … read more »

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UK man pleads guilty in U.S. over Nigeria Halliburton scam

December 6, 2010 by benim

A Briton who worked for a unit of KBR Inc pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. court to taking part in a decade-long scheme to bribe high-level Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts. Wojciech Chodan, 72, admitted to … read more »

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