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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:05 AM
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IRAQ -- HALLIBURTON SERVES CONTAMINATED WATER TO TROOPS:


http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=914257&ct=1443217


IRAQ -- HALLIBURTON SERVES CONTAMINATED WATER TO TROOPS:

Not only did Halliburton's KBR subsidiary serve U.S. troops in Iraq spoiled food (sometimes a year past the expiration date), but also contaminated water from Iraq's Euphrates River, containing "numerous pathogenic organisms" at nearly two times the normal contamination levels of untreated water. "aw sewage is routinely dumped less than two miles from the water intake location." KBR water quality specialists reported their concerns, but were told by their superiors that their claims were "erroneous" and "corrective measures" had been taken, with no evidence anything had been done. Two whistleblowers resigned because of "unsafe water and pressure to cover it up" (one became sick from the drinking water) and another expects to be terminated soon.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:06 AM
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1. Maybe this is how they plan to get rid of the water in New Orleans
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ret5hd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:08 AM
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2. Yeah, the ultimate filtration system...
a soldiers liver!
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:08 AM
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3. They got $72 MILLION in performance bonuses back in May.
Edited on Wed Sep-21-05 10:13 AM by rocknation
And weren't they serving only ONE meal a day at one point?

:headbang:
rocknation
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DIKB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:13 AM
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4. And this company is
REPEATEDLY rewarded with No-Bid contracts from this Administration. Making money hand-over-FIST because of the runaway corruption and croneyism. Profit margins are ALL they care about. At the expense of OUR TROOPS !!! and THIS is Supporting The Troops ?!?!?!??!?!?
:mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr: :mad: :grr:
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:36 AM
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6. they support themselves --the troops are just the means to do so!
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 10:14 AM
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5. why
am I not in the least surprised?
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3waygeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:33 PM
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7. What else would you serve
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