> Whistleblowers Detail Corruption and Fraud at Halliburton during Senate Hearing
16 February 2005, 05:03
I have heard that there are contractors in Iraq, who were paid for air-conditioning units, but yet ony supplied table fans. It is also said, that there are 25 thousands lbs. of nails that were purchased, which are completely worthless because they are the wrong size. Apparently, a contractor was paid 15 million, on two seperate occassions, because they were hired to provide security for the commercial flights going in and out of Baghdad after the war started. There’s just one problem with that though, "there were’nt any commercial planes" either coming in or out of Baghdad after the war started. This same contracting co. was also said to have painted all the airports equiptment, and then presented America with the bill for having supplied the airport with brand new equiptment. It was said that the Bush Admimistration had been informed of this contractors fraudulent behavior, and yet they still continued to do business with this same contractor for another year. It was also stated the the Bush Administration did’nt want this known by the American people before the 2004 election.(Now isn’t that shocking?) This is just a few examples of what came out during the investigation on Monday. I think the most shocking thing of all though was; that apparently the Bush Administration put some new laws into affect at the beginning of the war, and "surprise, surprise" neither Halliburton or the other contractors, can be held accountable in either Iraq or America. As usual, George Bush sure has a way of taking care of both himself and his pals. I sure hope that I am wrong about this, but that is the way I understood it. I am so sick of the Bush Administration never being held accountable for their actions. Everday there is just more incriminating "Bushit" brought forward, and yet many Americans and the news media just turn their heads. Wake up America! This guy most likely did’nt even win reelection, and just look at what he is constantly getting away with...
I have heard that there are contractors in Iraq, who were paid for air-conditioning units, but yet ony supplied table fans. It is also said, that there are 25 thousands lbs. of nails that were purchased, which are completely worthless because they are the wrong size. Apparently, a contractor was paid 15 million, on two seperate occassions, because they were hired to provide security for the commercial flights going in and out of Baghdad after the war started. There’s just one problem with that though, "there were’nt any commercial planes" either coming in or out of Baghdad after the war started. This same contracting co. was also said to have painted all the airports equiptment, and then presented America with the bill for having supplied the airport with brand new equiptment. It was said that the Bush Admimistration had been informed of this contractors fraudulent behavior, and yet they still continued to do business with this same contractor for another year. It was also stated the the Bush Administration did’nt want this known by the American people before the 2004 election.(Now isn’t that shocking?) This is just a few examples of what came out during the investigation on Monday. I think the most shocking thing of all though was; that apparently the Bush Administration put some new laws into affect at the beginning of the war, and "surprise, surprise" neither Halliburton or the other contractors, can be held accountable in either Iraq or America. As usual, George Bush sure has a way of taking care of both himself and his pals. I sure hope that I am wrong about this, but that is the way I understood it. I am so sick of the Bush Administration never being held accountable for their actions. Everday there is just more incriminating "Bushit" brought forward, and yet many Americans and the news media just turn their heads. Wake up America! This guy most likely did’nt even win reelection, and just look at what he is constantly getting away with...