How many died today. 50/60 and another 50/60 wounded. I just hope it was not alot of our GI's. Were up to 531 that's enough. The nuke threat is over. In fact it was a lie. We should hold someone responsible.
Iraq Safer?
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Yeah, well what ever happened to the leaker in the White House? Looks like we're trying to just forget that little act of treason.
Yeah, just what did happen about that. WHat was her name again?
I guess it wasn't a real big deal was it?
I guess it wasn't a real big deal was it?
Here we go again...people who hate capitalism, hate the profit motive, and believe that every evil visited on the world is done so in the name of corporate greed.
I ask again...have you ever herd of LOGCAP?
No? Well LOGCAP is the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program created by the United States Army. It is a program that uses a competitive bidding process to award a contract to a corporation to be on call to provide whatever services the Army might need ... right then. Some brilliant thinkers in the Army came to the conclusion that it might not be such a swell idea to screw around with competitive bidding processes for logistics and other services during wartime. Imagine that.
Halliburton won the competitive bidding process for LOGCAP in 1992. They then lost that bidding process five years later in 1997. In spite of the fact that Halliburton no longer held the LOGCAP contract, Bill Clinton went ahead and awarded a no-bid contract to Halliburton to do some work in the Balkans supporting U.S. peacekeeping actions. Odd, isn't it. The same people who are screaming about Halliburton right now had absolutely nothing .. nada .. nunca .. not one thing to say about Halliburton when it was the Clinton Administration that was handing out contracts .. with no bidding, by the way. You might also be interested in knowing that Al Gore was quite a fan of Halliburton. Gore's reinventing government panel had some very complimentary things to say about Halliburton and the services it provides to the U.S. government. Ahhh ... but what does Al Gore know, right?
That brings us to 2001. It's time for bidding on the LOGCAP contract again. Halliburton is right in there, and wins the bid. This means that at the time of the Iraq War Halliburton had the bid for providing logistical and other services to the U.S. government. They were the go-to company. So, along comes the U.S. Army with a fat contract for Halliburton to put out oil-well fires in Iraq and all hell breaks loose. To the left this is all the proof you needed to show that this whole war was about oil and enriching Bush pals.
Recap: Clinton awards no-bid contract to Halliburton at a time when Halliburton did not hold the LOGCAP contract. Bush awards contract to Halliburton at a time when Halliburton DID hold the LOGCAP contract.
So did Clinton go into the Balkans to enrich Halliburton?
I ask again...have you ever herd of LOGCAP?
No? Well LOGCAP is the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program created by the United States Army. It is a program that uses a competitive bidding process to award a contract to a corporation to be on call to provide whatever services the Army might need ... right then. Some brilliant thinkers in the Army came to the conclusion that it might not be such a swell idea to screw around with competitive bidding processes for logistics and other services during wartime. Imagine that.
Halliburton won the competitive bidding process for LOGCAP in 1992. They then lost that bidding process five years later in 1997. In spite of the fact that Halliburton no longer held the LOGCAP contract, Bill Clinton went ahead and awarded a no-bid contract to Halliburton to do some work in the Balkans supporting U.S. peacekeeping actions. Odd, isn't it. The same people who are screaming about Halliburton right now had absolutely nothing .. nada .. nunca .. not one thing to say about Halliburton when it was the Clinton Administration that was handing out contracts .. with no bidding, by the way. You might also be interested in knowing that Al Gore was quite a fan of Halliburton. Gore's reinventing government panel had some very complimentary things to say about Halliburton and the services it provides to the U.S. government. Ahhh ... but what does Al Gore know, right?
That brings us to 2001. It's time for bidding on the LOGCAP contract again. Halliburton is right in there, and wins the bid. This means that at the time of the Iraq War Halliburton had the bid for providing logistical and other services to the U.S. government. They were the go-to company. So, along comes the U.S. Army with a fat contract for Halliburton to put out oil-well fires in Iraq and all hell breaks loose. To the left this is all the proof you needed to show that this whole war was about oil and enriching Bush pals.
Recap: Clinton awards no-bid contract to Halliburton at a time when Halliburton did not hold the LOGCAP contract. Bush awards contract to Halliburton at a time when Halliburton DID hold the LOGCAP contract.
So did Clinton go into the Balkans to enrich Halliburton?
I wonder if they will ever investigate who really milked the nuke info. Maybe it was Rummy. I see no ones admitted to the white house leak that exposed our CIA agent. There big brooms are sweeping that one under the rug. To bad Russet didn't ask Bush that question. I just want soemones head held for the lies we were told on Iraq.
Are you suggesting that acts like this are justified under capitalism or is it just capital greed Halliburton Co.(NYSE:HAL), under close scrutiny for its work in Iraq, has promised to pay $27.4 million to the U.S. military to cover potential overbilling for meals served to troops, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
The planned reimbursement followed a refund to the Army by the Texas-based company last month for $6.3 million after Halliburton admitted its employees took kickbacks from a Kuwaiti subcontractor.
A Pentagon official said potential overbilling for food served at bases in Iraq and Kuwait was identified by defense auditors during a routine evaluation of contract costs submitted by Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root.
"We are pleased that KBR is willing to step forward to offer reimbursement in advance of any findings," said the official, who asked not to be identified.
Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall said the company had agreed to withhold from future billing its subcontractor's charges for food while KBR worked with the government to improved its method of counting meals.
"KBR has a responsibility to clients and it is important to understand that this is not any sort of 'admission'," said Hall in an e-mail reply to questions about the refund.
She added that KBR and military auditors had disagreed on issues that were subject to audit in the past but that these had always been resolved.
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Halliburton, which was run by Vice President Dick Cheney until he joined President George W. Bush as his running mate in 2000, has become a lightning rod for Democratic criticism of Iraq contracts during the current presidential year.
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said it was time for Halliburton to be "reined in."
"At this point, it seems that no matter what misconduct Halliburton engages in, the Bush Administration continues to turn a blind eye to it and issue more contracts," said the New Jersey senator.
ALL OTHER DINING HALLS UNDER SCRUTINY
The suspected overcharges took place at five military bases in Kuwait and Iraq over nine months last year under a logistics contract that KBR has with the Army.
The official said auditors were now evaluating costs at 53 other dining halls in Iraq and Kuwait where KBR served food to troops to ensure there had not been any overcharges there.
Auditors found "discrepancies" that indicated the company had overcharged by more than $16 million for meals at a single military base in Kuwait.
Last Friday, KBR notified the Pentagon it would reimburse for these potential overbillings and then on Monday, it told the military it would pay back an additional $11.4 million to cover possible overcharges at four other bases, the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon said auditors were closely scrutinizing "all activities" done by KBR, adding that the military had been informed KBR had its own "Tiger team," or investigators, to evaluate and respond to these issues.
KBR is the biggest contractor for the U.S. military in Iraq and has more than $8 billion in contracts that cover tasks such as doing laundry, building bases, serving meals and helping to restore Iraq's oil industry.
The company has also been in the spotlight over whether it overcharged for fuel delivered to Iraq. That issue is being examined by the Pentagon inspector general's office.
The inspector general's office is also looking into the case of alleged kickbacks paid to KBR employees from a Kuwaiti subcontractor who was providing services to U.S. troops in Kuwait.
The Pentagon official said the latest issue involving meals had nothing to do with the possible inquiry into fuel charges or the kickbacks.
The planned reimbursement followed a refund to the Army by the Texas-based company last month for $6.3 million after Halliburton admitted its employees took kickbacks from a Kuwaiti subcontractor.
A Pentagon official said potential overbilling for food served at bases in Iraq and Kuwait was identified by defense auditors during a routine evaluation of contract costs submitted by Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root.
"We are pleased that KBR is willing to step forward to offer reimbursement in advance of any findings," said the official, who asked not to be identified.
Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall said the company had agreed to withhold from future billing its subcontractor's charges for food while KBR worked with the government to improved its method of counting meals.
"KBR has a responsibility to clients and it is important to understand that this is not any sort of 'admission'," said Hall in an e-mail reply to questions about the refund.
She added that KBR and military auditors had disagreed on issues that were subject to audit in the past but that these had always been resolved.
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HAL 30.20 0.29dollars or (0.95%)
Halliburton, which was run by Vice President Dick Cheney until he joined President George W. Bush as his running mate in 2000, has become a lightning rod for Democratic criticism of Iraq contracts during the current presidential year.
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said it was time for Halliburton to be "reined in."
"At this point, it seems that no matter what misconduct Halliburton engages in, the Bush Administration continues to turn a blind eye to it and issue more contracts," said the New Jersey senator.
ALL OTHER DINING HALLS UNDER SCRUTINY
The suspected overcharges took place at five military bases in Kuwait and Iraq over nine months last year under a logistics contract that KBR has with the Army.
The official said auditors were now evaluating costs at 53 other dining halls in Iraq and Kuwait where KBR served food to troops to ensure there had not been any overcharges there.
Auditors found "discrepancies" that indicated the company had overcharged by more than $16 million for meals at a single military base in Kuwait.
Last Friday, KBR notified the Pentagon it would reimburse for these potential overbillings and then on Monday, it told the military it would pay back an additional $11.4 million to cover possible overcharges at four other bases, the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon said auditors were closely scrutinizing "all activities" done by KBR, adding that the military had been informed KBR had its own "Tiger team," or investigators, to evaluate and respond to these issues.
KBR is the biggest contractor for the U.S. military in Iraq and has more than $8 billion in contracts that cover tasks such as doing laundry, building bases, serving meals and helping to restore Iraq's oil industry.
The company has also been in the spotlight over whether it overcharged for fuel delivered to Iraq. That issue is being examined by the Pentagon inspector general's office.
The inspector general's office is also looking into the case of alleged kickbacks paid to KBR employees from a Kuwaiti subcontractor who was providing services to U.S. troops in Kuwait.
The Pentagon official said the latest issue involving meals had nothing to do with the possible inquiry into fuel charges or the kickbacks.
Halliburton made tons of money. In fact they have to give some back. They got caught with hands to deep in coffie can. And they sure have not made Iraq any safer.
