ðæt pɹˈɑːmptᵻd ɐ fˈɜːðɚ kəntˈɛnʃən ðætðə kˈɑːntɹækt bᵻtwˌiːn ˌiːˌɛsˈɛs ænd blˈækwɔːɾɚ fɔːɹ ɪɹˈæk ɹˈoʊd tɹˈænspoːɹt ænd pˌɜːsənˈɛl klˈoʊs pɹətˈɛkʃən sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, θɹuː ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt vˈɛntʃɚ bˈɪznəs fˈɔːɹmd baɪ blˈækwɔːɾɚ ænd ɹˈiːdʒənsi hoʊtˈɛlz ʌv kuːwˈeɪt, wʌz nˈoʊn tə hˈælɪbˌɜːtən ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ vˈaɪəleɪɾᵻd hˈælɪbˌɜːtənz kˈɑːntɹækt wɪððə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi.
That prompted a further contention that the contract between ESS and Blackwater for Iraq road transport and personnel close protection security, through a joint venture business formed by Blackwater and Regency Hotels of Kuwait, was known to Halliburton and therefore violated Halliburton's contract with the U.S. Army.