While our soldiers die in Bush's war in Iraq, more evidence is emerging about war profiteering. Are you surprised? Our soldiers are being given spoiled food while Halliburton makes huge profits by overcharging for many items.
http://warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=12476
"The new evidence, released Monday afternoon, shows that Hallliburton:
* overcharged or presented questionable bills for close on $1.5 billion, almost four times the previous amount disclosed.
* lost 12 giant pre-fabricated bases worth over $75 million destined for the troops. The bases could have housed as many as 6,600 soldiers.
* billed $152,000 to provide a movie library for 2,500 soldiers
* billed inconsistently across the board. Video cassette players, for example, were said to cost $300.00 in some instances, and $1000 in others. Likewise, the company charged $2.31 for towels on one occasion and $5 for the same units on another."
And further in the same article....
"A third witness at the hearing was Rory Maryberry, a former Halliburton contractor who worked at the dining facilities in Camp Anaconda. Located just north of Baghdad, near the town of Balad, Anaconda is the largest United States military base in Iraq.
Mayberry worked for Halliburton in Iraq from February to April 2004. He claims the company charged the Army for 20,000 meals a day when it was only serving 10,000 during his tenure. Subsequenttly he says he was punished for speaking to auditors by being banished to the more dangerous outpost of Falluja.
In a video-taped deposition shown during the packed hearing, Mayberry explained how the company would sometimes supply food that was over a year past the expiration date or had spoiled due to inconsistent refrigeration. When the United States military occasionally refused the spoiled food, Halliburton truckers were instructed to take them to the next base in the hope that they would escape scrutiny."
Our young people were sent to a war based on a lie. They were poorly equipped with unarmored Humvees and body armor that their parents had to purchase for them. Now we find that our troops receive spoiled food. This president says he supports the troops. Really? Would he allow his family members to go to war under these conditions? I don't think he would. http://icasualties.org/oif/
Meanwhile, the president's daughter, Barbara, is working as a volunteer at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in South Africa. http://www.zimobserver.com/newsdetail.asp?article_id=1183 I applaud her service, but I would suggest that when she is finished volunteering in South Africa that she visit the wounded at Walter Reed Hospital. It is closer to home and it would show that someone in the family is willing to sacrifice something for Bush's war.
