35 KBR Execs and Subcontractors Indicted for War Profiteering Hotlist
by markthshark
DailyKos
Sat Feb 23, 2008
Iraq is a sewer. No, I’m not referring to the fact that Baghdad [is literally] 'drowning in sewage' -- that’s a whole ‘nuther story. What I’m talking about is the caustic cesspool of graft, crime and corruption now endemic wherever you find military contractors war-profiteers like KBR working.
A common thread runs through all these cases and other KBR scandals in Iraq, from allegations the firm failed to protect employees sexually assaulted by co-workers to findings that it charged $45 per can of soda: The Pentagon has outsourced crucial troop support jobs while drastically cutting the number of government contract watchdogs – much like the Justice Department has slashed the number of corporate fraud investigators back here in the states. The breadth and depth of the international crime syndicate currently run by this White House is stunning in its scope.
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DailyKos
Sat Feb 23, 2008
Iraq is a sewer. No, I’m not referring to the fact that Baghdad [is literally] 'drowning in sewage' -- that’s a whole ‘nuther story. What I’m talking about is the caustic cesspool of graft, crime and corruption now endemic wherever you find military contractors war-profiteers like KBR working.
A common thread runs through all these cases and other KBR scandals in Iraq, from allegations the firm failed to protect employees sexually assaulted by co-workers to findings that it charged $45 per can of soda: The Pentagon has outsourced crucial troop support jobs while drastically cutting the number of government contract watchdogs – much like the Justice Department has slashed the number of corporate fraud investigators back here in the states. The breadth and depth of the international crime syndicate currently run by this White House is stunning in its scope.
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