Cheney Cleared of Nigerian Charges
The Nigerian government has officially have dropped charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney over his alleged involvement in a 1990s bribery scandal while he was the executive at Halliburton. —JCL The BBC: Nigeria has dropped charges against former US Vice-President Dick Cheney over a 1990s bribery scandal, anti-corruption officials say. The case focused on bribes paid by engineering firm KBR while it was a subsidiary of Halliburton, a firm headed by Mr Cheney at the time. Nigerian officials said Halliburton agreed an out-of-court deal worth $250m (£160m). The firm has not commented. Read more Related Entries December 18, 2010 Christmas at the Forgotten Front December 14, 2010 Colonialism Still at Heart of Africa’s Problems
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