Dan Briody 
The Halliburton Agenda 
The Politics of Oil and Money

The author of the bestseller The Iron Triangle untangles a web of
political back scratching in one of the world’s most powerful
companies

Halliburton-a Texas oil-field company Dick Cheney ran before he
became Vice President-has courted controversy for the better part
of the twentieth century, but only recently has it received intense
media scrutiny. In The Halliburton Agenda, Halliburton and its
subsidiaries form the foundation of a fascinating story of
influence peddling and behind-the-scenes political maneuvering that
has only increased in momentum over the last decade-culminating in
a firestorm of problems arising as soon as Cheney took
office.

This intriguing book shows readers where Halliburton has been doing
business and with whom-topping the list so far are Iran, Iraq, and
Libya. It also reveals how this juggernaut of a corporation has
engaged in a cycle of profits that begins by selling products and
services to potential terrorist states, contracting with the
federal government during times of war against those states, then
gaining valuable rebuilding contracts to help repair those states.
It will also show how a Halliburton subsidiary, Kellogg Brown &
Root, has become an indispensable part of the U.S. military, so
much so that the two are indistinguishable at times.

Halliburton is one of the first American companies to recognize the
importance of aligning itself with powerful politicians, heavily
contributing to campaigns, then cashing in on lucrative government
contracts. Engaging and informative, The Halliburton Agenda
carefully explores the arc of the company’s success, its use of
political affiliation, and the scope of its international business.

Table of Content

Prologue.

PART I: The Early Years.

1. Erle P. Halliburton and the Million-Dollar Boast.

2. The Road to Riches.

PART II: Public Money, Private Profit.

3. The Man Behind the Dam That Built Brown & Root.

4. Guns and Butter.

5. Collateral Damage: The Leland Olds Story.

6. Our Man in Office.

PART III: From Vietnam to Iraq.

7. Vietnam and Project Rathole.

8. Empty Pockets.

9. The Big Score.

10. Backseat Cheney.

11. Fall from Grace.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

About the author

DAN BRIODY is the author of the national bestseller The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group (published by Wiley). Briody is an expert on the commingling of business and politics, particularly as it pertains to the war on terrorism and the so-called ‘military-industrial complex.’ An award-winning business journalist, Briody has written for Forbes, Wired, Red Herring, and The Industry Standard. He has also appeared as an expert in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, and has been a guest on the Today show, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, and a host of other television and radio programs.