Speaking of Halliburton ...

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KBR's $400 Million Iraq Question
Jeremy Scahill & Garrett Ordower

There's a $400 million question facing the Pentagon's largest contractor, KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary responsible for more than 50,000 personnel in Iraq and billions in government contracts: Will the mammoth corporation be forced to repay the government nearly half a billion dollars because it hired private security forces in Iraq, including Blackwater USA, when the Army itself was supposed to be providing it with protection?

It's a scandal that has been brewing for more than two years, kept alive largely through the efforts of Representative Henry Waxman. The California Democrat has been on a warpath against Halliburton and KBR almost since the Bush Administration took power in 2000. But it was actually an incident involving the private military company Blackwater USA that sparked the current controversy, which could result in the hefty KBR repayment to the government.

It began with one of the most iconic incidents of the Iraq War: the March 31, 2004, ambush of four Blackwater contractors in the Sunni city of Falluja. The men were burned, dragged through the streets and strung from a bridge. For many in Congress--and the broader population--it was the first they had heard of private soldiers operating in the war zone. Finding out who exactly they were working for in Falluja that day would take nearly three years.

As Waxman investigated the circumstances surrounding the ambush, one fact in particular bothered him: The contract the Blackwater men were working under indicated that they were ultimately servicing KBR. For its part, KBR initially denied this, and Waxman became increasingly frustrated that for eighteen months he could not get the military, KBR or any of the companies involved to explain whom taxpayers were ultimately paying for the Blackwater security services, and how much. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: KBR's $400 Million Iraq Question

[dirty]

If they did something wrong Doc, they should be held accountable

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Get back on Ebay !!!

I dont want to see ya miss out on Haggards massage table .... ya know
that would make a great birthday gift upcoming for Devil's 83rd later this year!

[wrigley]

Originally Posted by dirty

If they did something wrong Doc, they should be held accountable

Since the Bush Administration has been in office when have they used that standard

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Wrigley:

that is how they try and "deflect" the crimes

[dirty]

when has Bush, Cheney or anyone tried to hide what they are... They are up front and you know where they stand....


you don't have this Do as I say, not as I do BS about this kind of stuff

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My god ... is this your 3rd bottle of Scotch??

Bush / Cheney .. to quote you: "They are up front"