Despite suffering a staggering death toll, Hallburton's contribution to the war effort has been derided by the Democratic-media complex as war profiteering. When a Halliburton employee is killed, kidnapped or injured in Iraq, it seldom generates any news coverage.

On the other hand, when a reporter dies covering the war, the media is awash in reports praising his courage and dedication.

And when a Halliburton worker does become the focus of media attention - as in the case of Thomas Hamill, who was taken hostage in April by Iraqi terrorists who had threatened to kill him - reporters mostly avoided mentioning his employer.

There were 906 mainstream media reports identifying Hamill as a kidnap victim in the first three days of his hostage ordeal. Only 326 identified him as a Halliburton worker. [He was later freed].

Rather than focus on Halliburton employees who are being killed and kidnapped daily in Iraq, the press has zeroed in on allegations that the company is bilking the taxpayer and laughing all the way to the bank.

NBC News reported the latest Halliburton "outrage" Wednesday night; an accusation that the company had charged $45 per case to deliver Coca Cola into the war zone.

In fact, at less than $2.00 a can, that's not a whole lot more than one might expect to pay a free lance vendor at the shore.

Unfortunately for Halliburton employees trying to deliver goods and services to U.S. soldiers amidst landmines and sniper fire, working in Iraq is no day at the beach.

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