Bury Me Broken

Army Whistleblower, Halliburton Contracts Worse Seen

Top Army procurement official turned whistleblower Bunny Greenhouse says that in twenty years, the contracts with Halliburton are the worse case of abuse she has ever witnessed.

"I can unequivocally state that the abuse related to contracts awarded to KBR (Kellogg Brown and Root) represents the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the course of my professional career," said Greenhouse, a procurement veteran of more than 20 years.

Her blistering criticism came as Democrats released a new report including Pentagon audits that identified more than $1.03 billion in "questioned" costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work in Iraq.

The hubris of this administration knows no bounds. Or, alternatively, in their Bizarro universe, it is just coincidence that Vice President Cheney is the former head of Halliburton from 1995-2000.

"I observed, first hand, that essentially every aspect of the RIO (Restore Iraqi Oil) contract remained under the control of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This troubled me and was wrong," said Greenhouse.

So much of the unchecked actions of this administration has been allowed because of the tragedy of 9/11 and the nation standing behind the president in dangerous times. Unfortunately, this gave way to the 'war on terror' and the cost of the blank check issued to the president has
snowballed astronomically.

[Update 28 Jun 05, 1309 hrs - another article in this story]
This from another AP writer Charlie Cray:

Rory Mayberry, a former manager of Halliburton's mess halls in Iraq, who testified that KBR fed U.S. troops expired food on a daily basis, and fed Turkish and Filipino workers "leftover food in boxes and garbage bags after the troops ate," while using beef, chicken, salads and sodas intended for the troops to cater parties and barbeques for KBR management and employees. He also said he was informed that "if we talked, we would be rotated out to other camps that were under fire."

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