On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith introduced a segment on a woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by Halliburton employees in Iraq and declared, "Halliburton, the company with $2 billion in Iraq contracts, once again is accused of joining the U.S. government in covering up a terrible crime by some employees." What does Smith mean by "once again"? Exactly when has the U.S. government covered up "a terrible crime" previously? How does Smith know there is a cover up now?

Smith talked to Republican Congressman, Ted Poe, the Texas woman’s representative who is pushing for an investigation of the charges. Smith asked Poe: "what is the status of the investigation, or is there one?" Poe responded, "We've contacted the Attorney General and the Justice Department, to find out what has been done, why aren't these people being prosecuted, bring them to justice."