Halliburton: The corporatocracy has no concept of "nationalism" or "good citizenship"

Dear friends, 

I wanted to comment on the recent news of Halliburton's move to the Dubai.

THOUGHTS ON HALLIBURTON's MOVE TO DUBAI
Halliburton's move to the Dubai tax-haven simply confirms what I discuss in detail in The Secret History of the American Empire. The corporatocracy has no concept of "nationalism" or "good citizenship" and that its executives will go wherever the money is greatest and the laws most lax. They do not see their jobs as being good citizens, but only as maximizing profits for themselves and their biggest share-holders.

We must all take actions to change this. No more sitting back and zoning out on TV or even a good book. It is our responsibility to demand better. Capitalism may be here to stay, but we do not need to accept Imperialist Capitalism. Lets demand Democratic -- and transparent -- Capitalism.

Our coprorations enjoy all the legal rights of an individual. Now they must accept the responsibilities required of individuals. You and I must stand up and make this happen. If you haven't yet taken time to get informed on this happening and its implications, you should invest in doing so. I've provided a few links below. Investigate for yourself.

I know many of you are already taking actions every day to make positive changes. I invite you to continue writing to me to share your ideas, so I can share them with others.

John Perkins

Related Reading on Halliburton:
Halliburton Moving CEO from Houston to Dubai NY Times
Halliburton to Open HQ in Dubai Reuters/MSNBC
Leahy on Halliburton Move Think Progressive
Halliburton bails out of Iraq, KBR and now America Halliburton WATCH

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Comments

[ElleBeMe]

Reminds me of the song, "ohhhh Take the money and run...."

It's no different than the leaders from the 3rd world who left after the World Bank gave them and their nations money to grow...leaving the debtor nation to foot the bill they couldn't pay.

I'll wager Halliburton has energy contracts/deals that free them from US scrutiny and taxation.

I hope your new book deals with the energy industry in America. Energy control and profit are already affecting this nation. Many books have been published on Peak Oil and its impact on the US (as well as the world). The US is seeing gasoline and natural gas prices increase steadily. There is a finite source and it will go to the highest bidder, and right now that may be us, however China and India are closing in.

Energy profit is the future, and those who will profit won't care who buys...just so long as they can pay the bill. And with so many Americans out of work, the average income decreasing for the majority, we don't look so god in the long run.

[Fern Henley]

Energy control and profit are sucking the blood from our people. There is no transparency in the Money Supply, M3, hedge funds, energy industry, but plenty of transparency for your phone, email messages, etc. Rampant, unregulated capitolism, a police state for citizens, perpetual war: none of these are acceptable and neither is marching into the ovens calmly.

[Fern Henley]

Cerberus a part of Halliburton, KB&R, is busy buying out Chrysler now, They did such a rotten job for our troops by privatizing Walter Reed Hospital. Again taking aim at Wall Street
and London-directed assaults on America's infrastructure, and the
Bush administration, Rep. James Oberstar along with Rep. Peter
DeFazio sent a letter on May 14 to all 50 governors, state
legislatures, and state transportation officials warning them
against entering into public-private partnership (PPP) financing
agreements to build infrastructure.
On May 2 Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee, took the baby-step of introducing a
bill to partially re-regulate U.S. railroads, as he denounced the
30-year failure of deregulation.
The Oberstar-DeFazio warning argues that PPPs "undermine the
integrity of a national system and do not protect the public
interest," as segments are sold off. The warning is direct: "We
write to strongly discourage you from entering into
public-private partnership agreements that are not in the
long-term public interest in a safe, integrated national
transportation system[*133*]. Although Bush administration
officials have lauded PPPs at every turn, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of
Representatives believes "many of the PPP agreements "do not
adequately protect the public interest." They emphasize that the
Committee "will work to undo any state PPP agreements that do not
fully protect the public interest and integrity of the national
system." DiFazio must have asked himself, "What would FDR do?"