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Contaminated Water Found At Iraq Posts Operated By Former Halliburton Subsidiary

[zootallures2]

Houston office. Funny, the rescue workers on 9/11 got a new communication system where all comunication went from New York, to Texas, then back to New York.

[joyous88]

Gee! Who would have thought that another group of greed driven republicans led by *** Cheney would care more about profit than about the troops?

Want four more years of this ?? vote McBush

[zootallures2]

But the execs of KBR have nice clean water in their swimming pools and that''s all that matters. And they''d like to thank the troops and US taxpayers for their sacrafice and defending their morning swim.

[sumarongi]

Of course they think they are patriots. They are upholding the American dream of getting rich at the expense of whomever they can screw over. Doesn''t matter whether it''s the troops overseas or the public at home. Greed, the downfall of America!!!!

[cbsblogger]

The KBR scum need waterboarded, then deported to spend a lifetime in Iraq at their expense. They are traitors pretending to be patriots.

[iceman_1960]

"Is there any lower stinking lifeform than a Neocon-scum?"
- Posted by gkc99 at 12:57 PM : Mar 09, 2008
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The tapeworm is.

Barely.

[omega39-2009]

Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq fell sick at bases using "unmonitored and potentially unsafe" water supplied by the military and a contractor once owned by Vice President *** Cheney''s former company, the Pentagon''s internal watchdog says.

Another feather in their cap for the idiots that walk around advocating deregulation and privatization. They probably spent $100/gallon for that water too.

[sumarongi]

It''s not about performance, it''s all about the bottom line. How much money can we make if we cut corners regardless of standards and safety. We can increase our profit margin if we quit monitoring as often and heaven forbid we discard the product or downgrade it''s usefulness. Just imagine the loss if we have to replace the product or bring it up to specifications.
Why should we care about the consequences? After all, we''re sitting in our airconditioned offices sipping latte and chasing secretaries. So what if a few of the troops have an adverse reaction to our product, it just means we''ll sell more drugs to the military to fight the illnesses. Greed, the root of most problems in our system. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH AMERICA?

[gkc99]

It all makes sense when you come to realize that Bushit, Darth, and the U.S. Fascist party just view U.S. soldiers as "usefull idiots", in Lenin''s words, to help them rake more embezzled money and war profits to hide in offshore bank accounts.

Is there any lower stinking lifeform than a Neocon-scum?

[singingrick]

Support our troops?

Halliburton/KBR overcharge American taxpayers by millions and then give our troops water that''''s not fit for animals to drink.

[iceman_1960]

RE: "When Republicans say "Support the Troops" of course they really mean "Support the War."
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From August 2007:

"Bush Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets

The Bush administration opposes a Democratic effort to restore full educational benefits for returning veterans, according to an official"s comments last week.

Senate Democrats, led by Virginia"s Jim Webb, want the government to pay every penny of veterans" educational costs, from tuition at a public university to books, housing and a monthly stipend.

Such a benefit was a major feature of the historic 1944 G.I. Bill, which put more than eight million U.S. soldiers through college and is now credited by historians as fueling the expansion of America"s middle class in the post-war era.

Keith Wilson, the VA official who oversees the education benefits program, told senators last Friday the proposal would make "administration of this program cumbersome," and its costs would "tax existing VA resources."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/08/administration-.html

But in recent years the benefit has dwindled; under the current law, passed in 1985, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan can expect Uncle Sam to cover only 75 percent of their tuition costs. That''s not enough, say Democrats and veterans'' advocates.

[perfect_love]

Soldiers have a lot of problems you would not believe!

[gkc99]

All the KBR contractors were turned into employess of the KBR Cayman Island front, so KBR could avoid paying Social Security and Medicare taxes for them (and so they wouldn''t receive any benefits in those programs when they came back to the US)..

Otherwise it might have cut into Dik Cheney''s profits.

So what does the U.S. military expect when it uses these Third-World workers? Third World sanitation!

[iceman_1960]

When Republicans say "Support the Troops" of course they really mean "Support the War."

When it comes to funding first class health, educational and other benefits for veterans, the GOP says "NO !!"

[cast_outfear]

KBR Named In Report On Soldier Illnesses

[samrensho]

Hey, make Shooter and Shrub use that water. Cheney already looks like an abscess ready for lancing. It might even shrink that hemorrhoid in the oval office.

[iceman_1960]

"KBR Named In Report On Soldier Illnesses"
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Just the sight of D*ick Cheney gives me diarrhea.

[singingrick]

Support our troops?

Halliburton/KBR overcharge American taxpayers by millions and then give our troops water that''s not fit for animals to drink.