AWWWW SHIT!!! Who misinformed Randi about the gawdamned Gitmo K?

[Just Me]

:grr:

She's on there sayin' the K (contract) to build Gitmo was awarded in June 2000!!!

THAT'S NOT TRUE!!!!

The award of the Gitmo K was announced in July 2002!!!! The original non-specific K construction K was awarded in 6/00. This was an add-on!!!!

Shit!!!! Shit shit shit!!!! :banghead:

SOMEONE CALL HER. DAMNIT!!! I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO CORRECT HER,...SHE IS BEING SET UP!!!!

[fooj]

1. Can we e-mail her?

Maybe we can let her know so that she can make an immediate correction.

peace.

[Just Me]

5. HELP ME!!! HELP ME GET THROUGH TO HER!!!

I JUST caught what she was sayin' and got on the phone immediately :grr: BUT I CAN'T GET THROUGH!!!!! :cry:

[Flubadubya]

2. Oh, but it IS true...

I will have to do a search, but I remember quite distinctly when this story came out and how shocked I was that they had already been preparing for this. It was all masterminded by Cheney by the way. Give me some time to look this up, but you WILL be surprised... she is TELLING THE TRUTH!!!

[BattyDem]

3. From what I understand ...

Randi and/or someone at Raw Story found the contract info on the DOD web site last night.

[Just Me]

8. I examined that info at the DOD site,...

,...it was a July 2002 announcement of an additional construction project (for what was obviously a prison at Gitmo) on a,...oh, fuck it,...

Geez.

[BattyDem]

10. Really? Oh damn!

:-(

[rzemanfl]

4. Can you explain? Never understood this last night. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

6. She got it from Raw Story.

And I think it's correct.

[Flubadubya]

7. OK here it is...

Link: http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/2002/c02262002_ct088-02.html

Please note... this is DOD's website (above)


Brown & Root Services, a division of Kellogg Brown & Root, Arlington, Va., was awarded today a $16,000,000 task order under a previously awarded cost reimbursement, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity construction contract for construction of a 408-unit detention camp at the Radio Range area of U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Units will be of modular steel construction. Each unit measures 6 feet 8 inches by 8 feet and includes a bed, a toilet, and a hand basin with running water. Work will be performed in Guantanamo Bay and is to be completed by April 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The basic contract was competitively procured with 44 proposals solicited, three offers were received, and award was made on June 29, 2000. The total contract amount is not to exceed $300,000,000, which includes the base period and four option years. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-00-D-0005).

IT IS THE 3RD PARAGRAPH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

[Just Me]

9. NO NO NO!!! Damnit!!!

One phase of the prison was awarded in 4/02 and another in 7/02.

Oh, for crying out loud.

Search "N62470-99-D-005" in google.

A general construction contract was awarded back in 6/00. The various projects were not to exceed $300M.

NUMEROUS contruction projects have been awarded since then.

Y'all need to slow down and examine this stuff a bit before making bizarre connections. Please. Okay. I'm saying, please. *on knees*

[KittyWampus]

11. Thanks For Finding Info! DU'ers To The Rescue.... CHARGE

:)

[cosmicdot]

13. that's interesting ...

that contracts to KBR/Halliburton for Gitmo construction might date back to 2000 ...

I had emailed Cong. Waxman back in January 2005, after reading the OP (of the DU link below) telling ...

"Jan 9, 3:58 PM EST, Guantanamo takes on look of permanency,
By PAISLEY DODDS, Associated Press Writer,

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP)
--
The U.S. prison camp for terror suspects is taking on a look of
permanence as the mission marks its third year Tuesday, with plans for a new $25 million prison facility, $1.7 million psychiatric wing and a permanent guard force." ~snip~

The OP link to the AP article is no longer; however, a google finds it elsewhere, i.e.
http://shininglight.us/mt/archives/2005/01/guantanamo_take.html

... I wrote Cong. Waxman inquiring about how many contracts/millions does it take for KRR/Halliburton to build at Guantanamo ... I shared w/the congressman this post:

"another $25 million, I'm guessing to KBR/Halliburton?"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1135838#1136203

a post containing links to various articles regarding contract awards of varying $ value to KBR/Halliburton

this link has some Gitmo 'history'
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/guantanamo-bay_delta.htm

[Catherine Vincent]

12. So did you get thru yet?

[Just Me]

14. I just shot off an email.

Damnit! I have no instant access to anything and what access I have is so freakin' slow.

I AM SO FRUSTRATED!!!! :cry:

[Rainscents]

15. Theres another tread about this and someone had the link to contract

back June 2000. So, Randi and Rawstory was correct.

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. It'll be OK. She'll get your message.

:hug: Did you PM la-la raw-raw? She probably has a direct line to Randi.

[Rainscents]

17. Here is the link to other tread discusing this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3858226&mesg_id=3858226