Tweet Below is an excerpt from Erik Eckholm’s piece in the Times, noting the settlement of litigation between Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse and DOD for retaliatory action after her objections, in 2005, to the Halliburton/KBR no-bid contract for logistical support in Iraq. Greenhouse had been the Chief Contracting Officer for the Army Corps of Engineers. She’d [...]
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KBR, through negligence, kills Americans in Iraq. Why is an oil services company supporting military operation?
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James Risen reports in the Times of July 18th (Electrical Risks at Iraq Bases Are Worse Than Said) that Shoddy electrical work by private contractors on United States military bases in Iraq is widespread and dangerous, causing more deaths and injuries from fires and shocks than the Pentagon has acknowledged, according to internal Army documents. [...]
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The New York Times published three articles in one day about fiscal impropriety, abuse of power, or incompetence of the Bush Administration. On the front page, James Risen writes “Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir.” Charles Smith says he was fired from his job with the Army for refusing to approve paying more [...]
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