The Dick, Fugitive from Justice

This put a grin on our faces this morning: the Government of Nigeria has charged former (Vice) President "The Dick" Cheney with bribery, stemming from his position as CEO of Halliburton from 1995 to 2000. The charges involve the payment of a $180 million bribe by Halliburton to secure a multi-billion dollar liquid natural gas contract with Nigeria during that period.

The Nigerians say that they will issue an arrest warrant to be served by Interpol (good luck getting past The Dick's Secret Service guards). Sadly, it will almost certainly come to nothing. Hopefully, however, we'll learn more details of The Dick's role in the bribery case before the Grim Reaper harvests him.

A Dubai-ous Move

Dead Eye Dick Cheney's favorite corporate criminal, Halliburton, announced it's moving its corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai. The firm, which raked in $22.6 billion in profits last year, is hoping to save hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. taxes. One also suspects it's moving in order to limit its legal liabilities (both corporate and personal) should the Congress ever get around to investigating Halliburton's record of war profiteering in Iraq.