please critique my ltte re:Body Armor recall

[w8liftinglady]

It was revealed this week that the Pentagon has recalled 16,000 body armor plates on the eve of a devastating report on the testing and procurement of body armor done by the Pentagon Inspector General.Again,it is revealed that our government has sold out its troops to favor a White House insider.

As you may or may not recall,I disclosed the controversy over Armor Holding Company back in May,2007.At that time,Retired Colonel John Norwood,who has overseen the body armor testing between Interceptor and Dragon Skin body armor,went to work for Armor Holding,who makes..you guessed it...Interceptor body armor.Who won the contract?You guessed it...Interceptor body armor.

Now,Secretary of the Army Pete Geren has ordered a recall of Interceptor body armor plates,for fear that they may not have passed testing.There is evidence,collected by Soldiers For The Truth, that the testing data may have been altered to favor Interceptor.

This is the latest of crimes committed against our troops.Beginning in 2003,it was disclosed that 25% of soldiers were buying their own body armor.This practice escalated until the Democratic Congress took action in 2006.Thousands of vehicles were sent into war without the necessary up armoring,again a practice that escalated until after the 2006 elections.

Thank God we finally have a government that will begin to hold its employees and contractors responsible for their duties.Encourage our Congress members to research and prosecute any examples of neglect that have resulted in the death of our troops.An America of another generation would have never stood for this.

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It was made public this week that the Pentagon has recalled 16,000 body armor plates on the eve of a damning report regarding Pentagon Inspector General’s procurement and testing of body armor.

(You need to put dates in here – when was the bidding, and when was the contract awarded?)

In May, 2007, Retired Colonel John Norwood, who oversaw the testing of Interceptor Dragon Skin Body Armor, went to work for Armor Holding, the manufacturer of Interceptor Body Armor. Not coincidentally, perhaps, Interceptor was awarded the contract for body armor.

Now,Secretary of the Army Pete Geren has ordered a recall of Interceptor body armor plates, for fear that they may not have passed testing. (Say more here – what caused this fear? What prompted the recall?) There is evidence, collected by Soldiers For The Truth, that the testing data may have been altered to favor Interceptor.

(Here, you have to list the reasons why this is suspected.)

This is the latest of crimes (hyperbole – there’s no evidence yet of any crime having been committed – don’t use the word “crime” – it reads hysterical) committed against our troops. Beginning in 2003,it was disclosed that 25% of soldiers were buying their own body armor. This practice escalated until the Democratic Congress took action in 2006.Thousands of vehicles were sent into war without the necessary up armoring,again a practice that escalated until after the 2006 elections. (What does this have to do with the allegedly defective body armor? Nothing. This whole passage, beginning with “Beginning in 2003,” should be deleted.)

Thank God we finally have a government that will begin to hold its employees and contractors responsible for their duties. (State how the government was brought to the point of ordering the recall.) Encourage our elected representatives in Congress to research and prosecute any examples of neglect that have resulted in the death of our troops. An America of another generation would have never stood for this.